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1 online resource (viii, 334 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Language learning & language teaching,
1569-9471 ;
v. 23
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Language learning and language teaching ; v. 23.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Second Language Acquisition and the Younger Learner; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; List of contributors; Introduction; Child's play?; Characteristics of child SLA; Defining child second language acquisition, defining roles for L2 instruction; Perspectives on second language acquisition at different ages; Instructed language learning in the early years of education; When the gate opens; Developing conversational skills in a second language; The impact of teacher input, guidance and feedback on ESL children's task-based interactions. |
Summary |
This new volume of work highlights the distinctiveness of child SLA through a collection of different types of empirical research specific to younger learners. Characteristics of children's cognitive, emotional, and social development distinguish their experiences from those of adult L2 learners, creating intriguing issues for SLA research, and also raising important practical questions regarding effective pedagogical techniques for learners of different ages. While child SLA is often typically thought of as simple (and often enjoyable and universally effortless), in other words, as "child's p. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Second language acquisition.
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Second language acquisition. |
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Language and languages -- Study and teaching.
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Language and languages -- Study and teaching. |
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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Philp, Jenefer.
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Oliver, Rhonda.
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Mackey, Alison.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Second language acquisition and the younger learner. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2008 9789027219848 9027219842 (DLC) 2008030302 (OCoLC)233813780 |
ISBN |
9789027290564 (electronic book) |
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9027290563 (electronic book) |
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9027219850 (paper) |
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9789027219855 (paper) |
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9027219842 (cloth) |
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9789027219848 (cloth) |
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