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Aging In A Second Language
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Author : Steven L. Arxer
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-05-30
Aging In A Second Language written by Steven L. Arxer and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-30 with Social Science categories.
This unique account of English language acquisition by Latino elders shines intimate light on the increasingly complex concerns of aging immigrant minority populations. Rich qualitative findings detail sociocultural barriers to and social and emotive factors that promote second language acquisition in older age. The book’s case study highlights diverse cognitive and social processes as elders establish a sense of self as learners and as part of a learning community, and a sense of place as newcomers navigating a challenging environment. And first-person comments from the group members deftly illustrate the intricacies of being an immigrant in a rapidly changing America as well as the myriad intersections of race/ethnicity, gender, culture, and country that shape immigrant life. Included in the coverage: Minority aging in an immigrant context. Late-life second language acquisition: cognitive and psycholinguistic changes, challenges, and opportunities. Building emotions for self-identity and learning. Practicing safe language socialization in private and public spaces. Language resocialization and gender allies. Aging, second language acquisition, and health. Aging in a Second Language gives clinical social workers, gerontologists, health and cross-cultural psychologists, sociologists, educators and other professionals deep insights into the lives of an emerging active elder population. It also pinpoints challenges and opportunities in research, literacy program design, pedagogy, clinical outreach, education policy, and service delivery to immigrant elders.
Age In Second Language Acquisition
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Author : Birgit Harley
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Release Date : 1986
Age In Second Language Acquisition written by Birgit Harley and has been published by Multilingual Matters Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Foreign Language Study categories.
This book aims to carry out an examination of empirical studies in light of the various theoretical perspectives on the relationship between age and ease of language learning. The analysis leads to a number of conclusions concerning the need for future research on specific aspects of L2 acquisition by older and younger learners.
The Age Factor In Second Language Acquisition
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Author : David Michael Singleton
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 1995-01-01
The Age Factor In Second Language Acquisition written by David Michael Singleton and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book takes a hard look at some of the assumptions that are customarily made concerning the role of age in second language acquisition. The evidence and arguments the contributors present run counter to the notion that an early start in second language learning is of itself either absolutely sufficient or necessary for the attainment of native-like mastery of a second language. Another theme of the book is a doubt that there is a particular stage of maturity beyond which language learning is no longer fully possible. In short, the book presents a challenge to those who take it as given that second language learning is inevitably different in its essential nature from language acquisition in the childhood years and that second language knowledge acquired beyond the critical period is in all circumstances and in all respects doomed to fossilize at a non-native-like level.
Language Teaching And The Older Adult
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Author : Danya Ramírez Gómez
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2016-09-15
Language Teaching And The Older Adult written by Danya Ramírez Gómez and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-15 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The aging of the population and the increasing number of older adults pursuing foreign language courses call for a greater understanding of the ways in which these individuals learn foreign languages. This book offers a pioneering contribution to the literature on foreign language education for older adults (aged 60 and over), termed foreign language geragogy. It details an empirical, multidisciplinary study on Japanese older learners of Spanish and focuses on the influence of learning experiences on vocabulary learning strategy use. It discusses the constraints that preconceptions impose on learners, researchers, instructors and administrators, and it offers a set of practical recommendations for foreign language activities for elderly individuals. It also introduces the notion of ‘learner re-training’, an instructional mechanism that contributes to older learners' self-acknowledgment and autonomy development in foreign language learning. The book is directed at teachers and trainee teachers of foreign languages to older adults, and also at education professionals and researchers in the field of foreign language learning in general.
The Social Construction Of Age
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Author : Patricia Andrew
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2012-01-01
The Social Construction Of Age written by Patricia Andrew and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with Education categories.
This book broaches the question of the social impact of age on language learners from a social constructionist perspective, thus filling a gap currently existing in the literature on age and second language acquisition.
Language And Aging In Multilingual Contexts
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Author : Kees De Bot
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Language And Aging In Multilingual Contexts written by Kees De Bot and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In this book different aspects of language and aging are discussed. While language spoken by and language spoken with elderly people have been treated as different areas of research, it is argued here that from a dynamical system perspective the two are closely interrelated. In addition to overviews of research on language and aging, a number of projects on this topic in multilingual settings are presented.
Age And The Rate Of Foreign Language Learning
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Author : Carmen Muñoz
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2006-01-01
Age And The Rate Of Foreign Language Learning written by Carmen Muñoz and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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.
The Age Factor In Second Language Acqisition
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Author : Felix B.
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2014-10-22
The Age Factor In Second Language Acqisition written by Felix B. and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-22 with Literary Collections categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, course: Language Acquisition, language: English, abstract: Human beings have the capacity to acquire not only a mother tongue, but also second or third languages. Consequently it is not unusual that we find much more bilingual and multilingual individuals than monolingual in our world today. Broad levels of population deal with different languages in addition to their mother tongue and this knowledge is more and more seen as normal in nearly every area of life. The potential for acquiring second languages seems to last throughout one’s lifetime but depends on many variables. According to Muriel Saville-Troike individual learners acquire second languages differently in consequence of influencing factors like age, sex, aptitude, motivation, cognitive style, personality or learning strategies. Age as an effective factor in second language acquisition is thereby one of the most controversy variables and recurring themes. The question of whether, and how, age affects this acquiring process has been a major issue in second language research since its establishment. This paper should examine the relationship of the age to second language acquisition. Therefore a number of several studies provide different point of views and some of them will be specified in this paper. The structure is based on the book ‘Language Acquisition: The Age Factor’ by David Singleton and Lisa Ryan (2004) which was also used as main source. In conclusion a critical review on the several positions will be carried out to see whether there is an optimal age to start acquiring a second language or not and whether a critical period hypothesis in second language acquisition exists or not.
Growing Old With Two Languages
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Author : Ellen Bialystok
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Release Date : 2017-08-07
Growing Old With Two Languages written by Ellen Bialystok and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-07 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This collection brings together two areas of research that are currently receiving great attention in both scientific and public spheres: cognitive aging and bilingualism. With ongoing media focus on the aging population and the need for activities to forestall cognitive decline, experiences that appear effective in maintaining functioning are of great interest. One such experience is lifelong bilingualism. Moreover, research into the cognitive effects of bilingualism has increased dramatically in the past decade, making it an exciting area of study. This volume combines these issues and presents the most recent research and thinking into the effects of bilingualism on cognitive decline in aging. The contributors are all leading scholars in their field. The result is a state-of-the art collection on the effect of bilingualism on cognition in older populations for both healthy aging and aging with dementia. The papers will be of interest to researchers, students, and health professionals.
Age As A Factor In Second Language Acquisition
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Author : Jasmina Murad
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2009-05
Age As A Factor In Second Language Acquisition written by Jasmina Murad and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05 with categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, Free University of Berlin (Institute for English Linguistics), course: Second Language Acquisition, 23 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: One of the central questions that SLA has tried to answer is why learners of a non-native language (L2) evince such a high degree of interindividual variation in their final attainment relative to the L2 components and skills they have acquired. In order to offer a satisfactory response to this key issue, SLA researchers have posited the existence of a set of individual factors of a very different nature, such as aptitude, motivation, attitude, personality, and intelligence, among others, that might explain such variation. However, one of the most obvious potential explanations for the lack of success of L2 learners compared to L1 learners is that the acquisition of a foreign language begins at a later age than that of the mother tongue does. Thus, it has been prevalently assumed that age itself is a predictor of second language proficiency. This paper focuses on research which has been carried out on maturational constraints for SLA and hereby tries to find answers to various questions concerning age as a factor in SLA.