Beyond Age Effects in Instructional L2 Learning - Revisiting the Age Factor

Combining advanced quantitative methods in classroom research with individual-level qualitative data, this study demonstrates that the capacity of late starters vastly surpasses popular expectations. It shows that age of onset is irrelevant for many aspects of language acquisition and that for a variety of reasons a later onset can be beneficial.

A propos de l'auteur

Simone E. Pfenninger is Assistant Professor at the University of Salzburg. Her principal research areas are multilingualism, psycholinguistics and individual differences (e.g. the age factor) in SLA, especially in regard to quantitative approaches and statistical methods and techniques for language application in education. Recent books include Beyond Age Effects in Instructional L2 Learning: Revisiting the Age Factor (2017, co-authored, Multilingual Matter), The Changing English Language: Psycholinguistic Perspectives (2017, co-edited, CUP), and Future Research Directions for Applied Linguistics (2017, co-edited, Multilingual Matter). She is co-editor of the Second Language Acquisition book series for Multilingual Matters.

Résumé

Combining advanced quantitative methods in classroom research with individual-level qualitative data, this study demonstrates that the capacity of late starters vastly surpasses popular expectations. It shows that age of onset is irrelevant for many aspects of language acquisition and that for a variety of reasons a later onset can be beneficial.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Simone E Pfenninger, Simone E. Pfenninger, David Singleton
• Edition: Multilingual Matters
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781783097616
• ISBN: 978-1-78309-761-6
• Pages: 282
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 15 mm
• Poids: 433 g
• Thèmes: Second Language Acquisition; Second Language Acquisition
• Catégories: Ecole et pédagogie > Formation pour adultes/université populaire > Matériel de cours/formation adultes langue; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Autres langues / Autres littératures