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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826284603321

Titolo

Age and the acquisition of English as a foreign language / / edited by Mar?ia del Pilar Garc?ia Mayo and Mar?ia Luisa Garc?ia Lecumberri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2003

ISBN

1-78892-038-4

1-280-82817-X

9786610828173

9781853596403

1-85359-640-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Collana

Second language acquisition ; ; 4

Altri autori (Persone)

Garc?ia MayoMar?ia del Pilar

Garcia LecumberriM. Luisa (Maria Luisa)

Disciplina

418

Soggetti

Bilingualism in children

English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers

Language acquisition - Age factors

Language and languages - Study and teaching

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.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Critical Period or General Age Factor(s)? -- 2. Phonological Acquisition in Multilingualism -- 3. Know Your Grammar: What the Knowledge of Syntax and Morphology in an L2 Reveals about the Critical Period for Second/foreign Language Acquisition -- 4. The Influence of Age on the Acquisition of English: General Proficiency, Attitudes and Code Mixing -- 5. Age, Length of Exposure and Grammaticality Judgements in the Acquisition of English as a Foreign Language -- 6. English FL Sounds in School Learners of Different Ages -- 7. Maturational Constraints on Foreign-language Written Production -- 8. Variation in Oral Skills Development and Age of Onset -- 9. Learner Strategies: A Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Study of Primary and High-school EFL Teachers

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an overview of current research on the age factor in



foreign language learning, addressing issues, which are critical for language planning. It presents new research on foreign language learning within bilingual communities in formal instruction settings focussing on syntax, phonology, writing, oral skills and learning strategies.