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Title Early instructed second language acquisition : pathways to competence / edited by Joanna Rokita-Jaśkow and Melanie Ellis.

Publication Info. Bristol, UK ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Early language learning in school contexts ; 2
Early language learning in school contexts ; 2.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction / Rokita-Jaśkow, Joanna / Ellis, Melanie -- Part 1: Early Language Learning in Compulsory Instruction -- Introduction / Ellis, Melanie -- 1. Policy and Practice in Early Foreign Language Learning: The Case of Poland / Rokita-Jaśkow, Joanna / Pamuła-Behrens, Małgorzata -- 2. Integrating and Emulating: Early English Initiatives in Portugal / Mourão, Sandie -- Part 2: Pathways to Developing Early L2 Oracy and Literacy -- Introduction / Ellis, Melanie -- Forms and Functions of L2 Classroom Input -- 3. From Research on Child L2 Acquisition of English to Classroom Practice / Fleta, Teresa -- 4. Spotting the Differences between Child-Child and Child-Adult Interactions: Evidence from Spanish EFL Learners at Low Levels of Proficiency / Lázaro-Ibarrola, Amparo / Azplicueta-Martinez, Raúl -- 5. The Role of Teacher Language in a Young Learner Classroom / Szulc-Kurpaska, Małgorzata -- Pathways to Developing Early Literacy -- 6. Young EFL Learners and Their Reading Awareness: A Case Study with Twins / Šamo, Renata -- 7. Effective Learning Interventions in Young Children: The Impact of Critical Reading Strategies / Zarobe, Yolanda Ruiz de / Zenotz, Maria Victoria -- 8. Extensive Reading in Primary EFL: Can Story Apps Do the Trick? / Kolb, Annika / Brunsmeier, Sonja -- Part 3: Pathways to Understanding Relationships in Early Foreign Language Learning and Teaching -- Introduction / Ellis, Melanie -- 9. Parental Perceptions of Bilingual Primary Schools in Poland: The (Added) Value of English / Loranc-Paszylk, Barbara -- 10. Parental Involvement in Very Early FL Education / Rokita-Jaśkow, Joanna -- 11. Investigating the Self- Concept of Children with Special Educational Needs in the Context of Foreign Language Learning / Król-Gierat, Werona -- 12. Power Relationships in an Early Foreign Language Classroom / Guz, Ewa / Tetiurka, Małgorzata -- Afterword / Ellis, Melanie / Rokita-Jaśkow, Joanna -- Author Index -- Subject Index
Summary This book provides a holistic overview of what leads to success in foreign language learning at an early age and deepens our understanding of early foreign language learning. The studies use an array of methodological approaches to research learners aged between three and ten, as well as their parents and teachers, in instructional, minimal-input settings. They describe various ways of organising and promoting very early foreign language learning, both through language policy and innovative pedagogy, and focus on ways of providing input for second language acquisition, which include oral classroom discourse strategies, as well as learner development of literacy skills. Special attention is given to the necessity to develop critical reading skills, the ability to handle multimodal texts, and attitudes, motivations and behaviours and how these may impact on the teaching and learning process. Chapters emphasise that ultimate outcomes depend on extra linguistic environmental factors, such as parental involvement and teacher competences. These include establishing control in the classroom, as well as using appropriate strategies for Negotiation of Meaning, and helping learners build positive self-concept. This book will be of interest to all professionals involved in the teaching of foreign languages to young learners, as well as to researchers, teacher educators and students working in this area.
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Subject Second language acquisition.
Second language acquisition.
Language and languages -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Foreign speakers.
Language and languages -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Language and languages.
English language -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Foreign speakers.
English language -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Foreign speakers.
Language acquisition.
ELT: teaching theory & methods.
Educational strategies & policy.
Primary & middle schools.
EDUCATION -- Elementary.
Added Author Rokita-Jaśkow, Joanna, 1973- editor.
Ellis, Melanie, 1957- editor.
Other Form: Print version: Early instructed second language acquisition. Bristol, UK ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2019] 9781788922500 (DLC) 2018038740 (OCoLC)1049300420
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