Age and the rate of foreign language learning [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Carmen Muñoz

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450991703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Clevedon, [England] ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2006
• ISBN: 1-84769-977-4; 1-280-50779-9; 9786610507795; 1-85359-893-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (295 p.)
• Collana: Second language acquisition ; ; 19
• Altri autori (Persone): MuñozCarmen
• Disciplina: 418
• Soggetti: Language acquisition - Age factors; Language and languages - Study and teaching; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 .The Effects of Age on Foreign Language Learning: The BAF Project -- Chapter 2. The Development of English (FL) Perception and Production Skills: Starting Age and Exposure Effects -- Chapter 3 .Age Effects on Oral Fluency Development -- Chapter 4. Age and Vocabulary Acquisition in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) -- Chapter 5. Accuracy Orders, Rate of Learning and Age in Morphological Acquisition -- Chapter 6. Rate and Route of Acquisition in EFL Narrative Development at Different Ages -- Chapter 7 .Age and IL Development in Writing -- Chapter 8. Age Proficiency Level and Interactional Skills: Evidence from Breakdowns in Production -- Chapter 9 .Reported Strategy Use and Age -- Chapter 10 .Language Learning Motivation and Age -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the various ways in which age affects the process and the product of foreign language learning in a school setting. It presents studies that cover a wide range of topics, from phonetics to learning strategies. It will be of interest to students and researchers ; working in SLA research, language planning and language teaching.

Wood for the Trees, The : The Long View of Nature From a Small Wood

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910149748703321
• Autore: Fortey Richard
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: HighBridge Audio
• ISBN: 1-68168-394-6
• Disciplina: 577.309425
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Musica
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: A few years ago, award-winning scientist Richard Fortey purchased four acres of woodland in the Chiltern Hills of Oxfordshire, England. The Wood for the Trees is the joyful, lyrical portrait of what he found there.With one chapter for each month, we move through the seasons: tree felling in January, moth hunting in June, finding golden mushrooms in September. Fortey, along with the occasional expert friend, investigates the forest top to bottom, discovering a new species and explaining the myriad connections that tie us to nature and nature to itself. His textured, evocative prose and gentle humor illuminate the epic story of a small forest. But he doesn't stop at mere observation. The Wood for the Trees uses the forest as a springboard back through time, full of rich and unexpected tales of the people, plants, and animals that once called the land home. With Fortey's help, we come to see a universe in miniature