Age, Accent and Experience in Second Language Acquisition

✍ Scribed by Alene Moyer

• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 187
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This work critically addresses the age debate in SLA, presenting an in-depth study of factors that predict foreign accent. Quantitative and qualitative analyses confirm that cognitive, social and psychological factors contribute to attainment, and that biological influences must be considered alongside these aspects of learner experience.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Contextualizing Critical Period Inquiry
Chapter 2. Accounting for Universal and Individual Factors in Ultimate Attainment: Focus on Phonology
Chapter 3. Verifying the Relative Strength of Maturation, L2 Experience and Psychological Orientation: The Quantitative Findings
Chapter 4. Understanding Identity, Intention, and Opportunities for L2 Contact: The Qualitative Findings
Chapter 5. Conclusions and Proposals for Future Research
Appendix 1: Umfrage/Survey
Appendix 2: Linguistic Tasks
Appendix 3: Rater Survey
Appendix 4: Rating Feedback Sheet
Appendix 5: Semi-Structured Participant Interview
References
Index