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

• Pubblicazione: Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (221 p.)
• Disciplina: 418
• Soggetto topico: Bilingualism in children; English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers; Language acquisition - Age factors; Language and languages - Study and teaching
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: Garc?ia MayoMar?ia del Pilar Garcia LecumberriM. Luisa (Maria Luisa)
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Age and the acquisition of English as a foreign language
• ISBN: 1-78892-038-4; 1-280-82817-X; 9786610828173; 9781853596403; 1-85359-640-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455958803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Second language acquisition ; ; 4.