Age and the Rate of Foreign Language Learning

✍ Scribed by Carmen Muñoz (editor)

• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 295
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

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