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Title:Second language acquisition and the younger learner
child's play?
From: edited by Jenefer Philp (University of Auckland), Rhonda Oliver (Edith Cowan University, Bunbury), Alison Mackey (Georgetown University)
Person: Philp, Jenefer
Oliver, Rhonda
Mackey, Alison
ca. 20./21. Jh.
1966-
Other Authors: Philp, Jenefer ca. 20./21. Jh (Editor), Oliver, Rhonda (Editor), Mackey, Alison 1966- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadephia John Benjamins Publishing Company [2008]
Series:Language learning & language teaching volume 23
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Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=243185
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=243185
https://doi.org/10.1075/lllt.23
https://doi.org/10.1075/lllt.23
Summary:This new volume of work highlights the distinctiveness of child SLA through a collection of different types of empirical research specific to younger learners. Characteristics of children's cognitive, emotional, and social development distinguish their experiences from those of adult L2 learners, creating intriguing issues for SLA research, and also raising important practical questions regarding effective pedagogical techniques for learners of different ages. While child SLA is often typically thought of as simple (and often enjoyable and universally effortless), in other words, as "child's p
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 334 Seiten)
ISBN:9789027290564
9027290563
DOI:10.1075/lllt.23