Early language learning in school contexts early language learning : complexity and mixed methods / edited by Janet Enever and Eva Lindgren.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Enever, Janet, editor.

Lindgren, Eva, editor.

Series:

Early language learning in school contexts ; 1.

Early language learning in school contexts ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching (Primary)--Foreign countries.

Language and languages.

Language and languages--Study and teaching (Primary).

Foreign countries.

Language acquisition--Foreign countries.

Language acquisition.

Language acquisition--Age factors.

Physical Description:

xvi, 316 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Tonawanda, NY ; North York, Ontario : Multilingual Matters, [2017]

Summary:

This is the first collection of research studies to explore the potential for mixed methods to shed light on foreign or second language learning by young learners in instructed contexts. It brings together recent studies undertaken in Cameroon, China, Croatia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania and the UK. Themes include English as an additional language, English as a second or foreign language, French as a modern foreign language, medium of instruction controversies and content and language integrated learning (CLIL). The volume reviews the choice of research methodologies for early language learning research in schools with a particular focus on mixed methods and proposes that in the multidisciplinary context of early language learning this paradigm allows for a more comprehensive understanding of the evidence than other approaches might provide. The collection will be of interest to in-service and trainee teachers of young language learners, graduate students in the field of TESOL and early language learning, teacher educators, researchers and policymakers. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Mixed Methods in Early Language Learning Research - Examining Complexity / Eva Lindgren Lindgren, Eva, Janet Enever Enever, Janet 1

Part 1 Overviews of Research Findings

2 Early Language Learning in Complex Linguistic Settings: Insights from Africa / Agatha J. van Ginkel Ginkel, Agatha J. van 9

3 Considering the Complexities of Teaching Intercultural Understanding in Foreign Languages / Patricia Driscoll Driscoll, Patricia 24

4 Literacy Development in Children with English as an Additional Language (EAL) / Victoria A. Murphy Murphy, Victoria A. 41

Part 2 Empirical Studies Using Mixed Methods

5 Verbal Working Memory and Foreign Language Learning in English Primary Schools: Implications for Teaching and Learning / Alison Porter Porter, Alison 65

6 Piecing Together the Jigsaw: Understanding Motivations of English Learners in Chinese Primary School through a Questionnaire and Elicited Metaphor Analysis / Jiang Changsheng Changsheng, Jiang, Zhang Jie Jie, Zhang, Liang Xiaohua Xiaohua, Liang, Yuan Yuan Yuan, Yuan, Xie Qun Qun, Xie 85

7 Codeswitching Your Way to Language Learning? Receptive Codeswitching with Digital Storybooks in Early Language Learning / Judith Buendgens-Kosten Buendgens-Kosten, Judith, Ilonca Hardy Hardy, Ilonca, Daniela Elsner Elsner, Daniela 108

8 Individual Differences and English L2 Learning in Two Primary Classrooms in France / Heather Hilton Hilton, Heather 127

9 Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL): A Panacea for Young English Language Learners? / Karmen Pizorn Pizorn, Karmen 145

Part 3 Longitudinal Perspectives Using Mixed Methods

10 The Dynamics of Motivation Development among Young Learners of English in China / Yuko Goto Butler Butler, Yuko Goto 167

11 Young Italian Learners' Foreign Language Development: A Longitudinal Perspective / Lucilla Lopriore Lopriore, Lucilla 186

12 Employing Mixed Methods for the Construction of Thick Descriptions of Early Language Learning / Eva Lindgren Lindgren, Eva, Janet Enever Enever, Janet 201

13 Developmental Aspects of Early EEL Learning / Jelena Mihaljevic Djigunovic Djigunovic, Jelena Mihaljevic 222

Part 4 Evaluating Early Language teaming Programmes

14 Child EFL Interaction: Age, Instructional Setting and Development / Mario, del Pilar Garcia Mayo Mayo, Mario, del Pilar Garcia, Ainara Imaz Agirre Agirre, Ainara Imaz 249

15 Evaluating the Educational Outcomes of an Early Foreign Language Programme: The Design of an Impact Study for the Primary English Programme in Mexico / Peter Saver Saver, Peter, Ruth Ban Ban, Ruth, Magdalena Lópzz de Anda Anda, Magdalena Lópzz de 269

16 The Development of a Curriculum-Based C-Test for Young EFL Learners / Raphaela Porsch Porsch, Raphaela, Eva Wilden Wilden, Eva 289

17 Mixed Methods in Early Language Learning Research / Janet Enever Enever, Janet, Eva Lindgren Lindgren, Eva 305.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783098316

1783098317

9781783098309

1783098309

OCLC:

990141143