Early Learning of Modern Foreign Languages

Early Learning of Modern Foreign Languages

Processes and Outcomes

In: Second Language Acquisition

Edited by: Marianne Nikolov

Multilingual Matters | 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21832/9781847691477

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Modern languages are taught to young learners at an increasingly early age, yet few studies focus on what is available to children in different contexts and classrooms. This book examines current research on young language learners and provides key insights into how young learners progress.

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NikolovMarianne: Marianne Nikolov is Professor at the University of Pécs and Director of the Doctoral School of Linguistics. She used to teach young learners of English and worked as a mentor for many years before moving to higher education. Her main research areas comprise the age factor and early language learning, assessment of and for learning, teacher education and classroom research. She has published books and papers in various refereed journals, conducted large-scale national and smaller-scale international studies, organized international projects and colloquia at national and international conferences, and gave plenary addresses at national and international events. http://ies.btk.pte.hu/tartalom/12Marianne Nikolov is a professor of English Applied Linguistics at the University of Pécs, Hungary. Her research interests include early learning and teaching of modern languages, assessment of processes and outcomes in language education, teacher education, individual differences, language policy and research methods. Her work has been published in journals (e.g., Language Learning, Language Teaching Research, Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, Magyar Pedagógia, Modern Nyelvoktatás) as well as books.

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Professor Carmen Muñoz, University of Barcelona, Spain.:Teaching foreign languages to young learners is currently one of the most exciting challenges for the profession. This volume gathers sixteen papers which span a wide range of topics, including the learners’ cognitive and affective characteristics, their learning processes and outcomes, and the learning conditions inside and outside the classroom. Reporting on a variety of settings and concerns, the papers in this volume will broaden perspectives and give new insights to researchers and teachers in early foreign language programmes.

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Contributors Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	vii
Introduction Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	xiii
1. A Third Language at Primary Level in Ireland: An Independent Evaluation of the Modern Languages in Primary Schools Initiative John Harris and Denise O’Leary Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	1
2. Can Today’s Early Language Learners in England Become Tomorrow’s Plurilingual European Citizens? Janet Enever Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	15
3. Young Learners of Croatian as a Second Language: Minority Language Speakers and Their Croatian Competence Zrinka Jelaska and Lidija Cvikić Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	30
4. Young Learners’ Cognitive Skills and Their Role in Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning Thomaï Alexiou Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	46
5. An Investigation into the Relationship of L2 Motivation and Cross-cultural Contact Among Elementary School Students Kata Csizér and Judit Kormos Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	62
6. Impact of Learning Conditions on Young FL Learners’ Motivation Jelena Mihaljević Djigunović Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	75
7. Early Modern Foreign Language Programmes and Outcomes: Factors Contributing to Hungarian Learners’ Profi ciency Marianne Nikolov Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	90
8. Using the Early Years Literacy Programme in Primary EFL Norwegian Classrooms Ion Drew Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	108
9. The Age Factor and L2 Reading Strategies Renata Šamo Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	121
10. A Study of FL Composing Process and Writing Strategies Employed by Young Learners Eleni Griva, Helen Tsakiridou and Ioanna Nihoritou Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	132
11. How do 9–11-Year-Old Croatians Perceive Sounds and Read Aloud in French? Vanda Marijanović, Nathalie Panissal and Michel Billières Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	149
12. Differences Between the Processes and Outcomes in Third Graders’ Learning of English and Ukrainian in Hungarian Schools in Beregszász Ilona Huszti, Márta Fábián and Erzsébet Bárányné Komári Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	166
13. The Growth of Young Learners’ English Vocabulary Size Andrea Orosz Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	181
14. Factors Infl uencing Young Learners’ Vocabulary Acquisition Magdalena Szpotowicz Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	195
15. An Eye on Target Language Use in Elementary English Classrooms in China Jing Peng and Lili Zhang Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	212
16. What Primary School Pupils Think About Learning English as a Foreign Language Krisztina Nagy Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	229

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