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

• Pubblicazione: Clevedon, [England] ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (295 p.)
• Disciplina: 418
• Soggetto topico: Language acquisition - Age factors; Language and languages - Study and teaching
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MuñozCarmen
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Age and the rate of foreign language learning
• ISBN: 1-84769-977-4; 1-280-50779-9; 9786610507795; 1-85359-893-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450991703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Second language acquisition (Clevedon, England) ; ; 19.