Second language acquisition and the younger learner
Subtitle: child's play?
By: edited by Jenefer Philp, Rhonda Oliver, and Alison Mackey.
Contributors: Philp, Jenefer.; Oliver, Rhonda.; Mackey, Alison.
Series: Language learning & language teaching -- v. 23
Publisher: John Benjamins
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9789027219848; 9789027219855
Subjects: Second language acquisition; Language and languages -- Study and teaching
Other titles: 2nd language acquisition and the younger learner
Description: "This new volume of work highlights the distinctiveness of child SLA through a collection of different types of empirical research specific to younger learners. Characteristics of children's cognitive, emotional, and social development distinguish their experiences from those of adult L2 learners, creating intriguing issues for SLA research, and also raising important practical questions regarding effective pedagogical techniques for learners of different ages." "While child SLA is often typically thought of as simple (and often enjoyable and universally effortless), in other words, as "child's play", the complex portraits of young second language learners which emerge in the 16 papers collected in this book invite the reader to reconsider the reality for many younger learners. Chapters by internationally renowned authors together with reports by emerging researchers describe second and foreign language learning by children ranging from pre-schoolers to young adolescents, in home and school contexts, with caregivers, peers, and teachers as interlocutors."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.