Early learning of modern foreign languages : processes and outcomes

Author(s)

• Nikolov, Marianne

Bibliographic Information

Early learning of modern foreign languages : processes and outcomes

edited by Marianne Nikolov

（Second language acquisition / series editor, David Singleton）

Multilingual Matters, c2009

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Modern languages are offered to young learners at an increasingly early age in many countries; yet few publications have focused on what is available to children in different contexts. This volume fills this gap by documenting the state-of-the-art in researching young language learners using a variety of research methods. It demonstrates how young children progress and benefit from an early exposure to modern languages in different educational contexts, and how affective, cognitive, social, linguistic and classroom-related factors interact in the processes. A special strength is the range of languages: although English is the most widely learnt language, chapters focus on various target languages: Croatian, French, English, German, Italian, Spanish and Ukrainian and the contexts include China, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Norway, Poland, the Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.

Table of Contents

A Third Language at Primary Level in Ireland: An Independent Evaluation of the Modern Languages in Primary Schools Initiative - John Harris and Denise O Leary Can Today's Early Language Learners in England Become Tomorrow's Plurilingual European Citizens? - Janet Enever Young Learners of Croatian as a Second Language: Minority Language Speakers and their Croatian Competence - Zrinka Jelaska and Lidija Cvikic Cognitive Skills in Young Learners and their Implications for Foreign Language Learning - Thomai Alexiou An Investigation into the Relationship of L2 Motivation and Cross-Cultural Contact Among Elementary-School Students - Kata Csizer and Judit Kormos The Impact of Learning Conditions on Young FL Learners' Motivation - Jelena Mihaljevic Djigunovic Early Modern Foreign Language Programmes and Outcomes: Factors Contributing to Hungarian Learners' Proficiency - Marianne Nikolov Using the Early Years Literacy Programme in Primary EFL Norwegian Classrooms - Ion Drew The Age Factor and L2 Reading Strategies - Renata Samo A Study of FL Composing Process and Writing Strategies Employed by Young Learners - Eleni Griva, Helen Tsakiridou and Ioanna Nihoritou How do 9-11-Year-Old Croatians Perceive Sounds and Read Aloud in French? - Vanda Marijanovic, Nathalie Panissal and Michel Billieres Differences Between the Processes and Outcomes in 3rd Graders' Learning English and Ukrainian in Hungarian Schools in Beregszasz - Ilona Huszti, Marta Fabian and Erzsebet Baranyne Komari The Growth of Young Learners' English Vocabulary Size - Andrea Orosz Factors Influencing Young Learners' Vocabulary Acquisition - Magdalena Szpotowicz An Eye on Target Language Use in Elementary English Classrooms in China - Jing Peng and Lily Zhang What Primary-School Pupils Think About Learning English - Krisztina Nagy

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Details

• NCID: BA90325403
• ISBN:
  • 9781847691460
  • 9781847691453
• LCCN: 2009001467
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Bristol ; Buffalo
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 242 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : P118.2
  • DC22 : 418.0071
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Language acquisition -- Age factors
  • LCSH : Second language acquisition -- Research
  • LCSH : Bilingualism in children
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA58823985