Age and the Rate of Foreign Language Learning

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-1-85359-892-0
Verlag: Multilingual Matters

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 611 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Muñoz, Carmen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Spracherwerb, Sprachentwicklung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - Carmen Muñoz (Universitat de Barcelona)

1. The Effects of Age on Foreign Language Learning: The BAF Project - Carmen Muñoz

2. The Development of English (FL) Perception and Production Skills: Starting Age and Exposure Effects - Natalia Fullana

3. Age Effects on Oral Fluency Development - Joan Carles Mora (Universitat de Barcelona)

4. Age and Vocabulary Acquisition in EFL - Immaculada Miralpeix (Universitat de Barcelona)

5. Accuracy Orders, Rate of Learning and Age in Morphological Acquisition - Carmen Muñoz

6. Rate and Route of Acquisition in EFL Narrative Development at Different - Ages Esther Álvarez (Universitat de Barcelona)

7. Age and IL Development in Writing – María Rosa Torras, Teresa Navés, María Luz Celaya and Carmen Pérez-Vidal (Universitat de Barcelona)

8. Age, Proficiency Level and Interactional Skills: Evidence from Breakdowns in Production - Gisela Grañena

9. Reported Strategy Use and Age - Elsa Tragant (Universitat de Barcelona) and Mia Victori (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

10. Language Learning Motivation and Age - Elsa Tragant (Universitat de Bercelona)

Appendices

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Muñoz, Carmen
Carmen Muñoz is full professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Barcelona (Spain). Her research interests focus on young learners, individual differences, and L2 learning from audiovisual input. She has published extensively and has participated in a large number of national and international research projects, among which, the European cross-country ELLiE project.

Carmen Muñoz received her MA in Applied Linguistics from the University of Reading, UK. and her PhD in English Linguistics from the University of Barcelona, Spain, where she is now a Professor of English Linguistics and Applied Linguistics. Her research interests include second and foreign language acquisition, as well as bilingual acquisition. She is the coordinator of the Barcelona Age Factor (BAF) Project. Her recent publications have focused on the age factor in foreign language acquisition, cross linguistic influence and individual differences.