Third age learners of foreign languages / edited by Danuta Gabryś-Barker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gabryś-Barker, Danuta, editor.

Series:

Second language acquisition (Clevedon, England) ; 120.

Second Language Acquisition ; 120

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language acquisition--Age factors.

Language acquisition.

Second language acquisition.

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Older people--Education.

Older people.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 213 pages ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

3rd age learners of foreign languages

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2018]

Summary:

"This book brings together research on language learning among aging populations. Contributors discuss the issue from various psychological, neurological and pedagogical perspectives, challenge certain familiar preconceptions about older learners and offer the reader ideas for future research in this under-studied area" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A developmental perspective on third-age learning

Really late learners: some research contexts and some practical hints

The interactional challenge: L2 learning and use in the third age

Research on second language acquisition in old adulthood: what we have and what we need

The use of indirect language learning strategies by third age learners: insights from a questionnaire study

Balance and coordination vs reading comprehension in L2 in late adulthood

Compensatory strategies in senior foreign language students

Student needs and expectations concerning foreign language teachers in the universities of the third age

Identifying the characteristics of foreign language teachers who work with senior learners

Teaching English to senior students in the eyes of teacher trainees

Enhancing language awareness in migrants' third age to promote wellbeing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783099405

1783099402

OCLC:

1008769376