Early Learning and Teaching of English: New Dynamics of Primary English

Published by Multilingual Matters 2015

Early Learning and Teaching of English

New Dynamics of Primary English

Edited by: Jelena Mihaljevi Djigunovi and Marta Medved Krajnovi

In the series Second Language Acquisition

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781783093397

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About this book

This book offers an insight into the dynamics and complexities of learning and teaching English as a foreign language at primary level.It presents the findings of longitudinal research undertaken in Croatia and discusses their contribution to understanding EFL development in the young learner and impact on practices in the modern EFL classroom.

Author / Editor information

Mihaljević Djigunović Jelena :

Jelena Mihaljević Djigunović worked as a Professor of SLA and TEFL at the University of Zagreb, Croatia till she retired in October 2014. Her main research interests centre around teaching modern languages to young learners and affect in language learning. She has been involved in a number of large scale research projects, the latest one being Early Language Learning in Europe (ELLiE).

Medved Krajnović Marta :

Marta Medved Krajnović holds the position of Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. Currently Director of Stockholm International School, she is leading the school’s strategic development. Her main research interests centre around dynamism and complexity of multilingual development in both children and adults.

Jelena Mihaljević Djigunović worked as a Professor of SLA and TEFL at the University of Zagreb, Croatia till she retired in October 2014. Her main research interests centre around teaching modern languages to young learners and affect in language learning. She has been involved in a number of large scale research projects, the latest one being Early Language Learning in Europe (ELLiE).

Marta Medved Krajnović holds the position of Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. Currently Director of Stockholm International School, she is leading the school’s strategic development. Her main research interests centre around dynamism and complexity of multilingual development in both children and adults.

Reviews

Anna Parr-Modrzejewska, University of Łódź, Poland:

This volume offers valuable insight into the nature and dynamics of EFL acquisition and formal instruction from a first-hand experience of a language classroom. It is my sincere hope that this book, a very interesting publication not only for primary EFL researchers but also for in-service and prospective teachers, will be both a refreshing and thought-provoking read.

Višnja Pavičić Takač, University of Osijek, Croatia:

This edited volume showcases eight studies on key issues of early EFL learning that are addressed from multiple theoretical perspectives and expertly assembled into a coherent and inspiring text culminating in a conceptually sound model of early EFL learning. Here, finally, is a book – accessible to a world-wide readership – documenting the notable contribution Croatian experts have made to the understanding of early EFL learning dynamics that stems from the decades-long dedication to this topic.

Diane Larsen-Freeman, Professor Emerita, University of Michigan, USA:

Grounded in the Croatian socioeducational context, this impressive volume has relevance beyond the borders of a single country. It draws on contemporary theories in finding support for a complex, dynamic process of primary English development. It also contributes important lessons concerning new learner characteristics, such as their digital literacy, which teachers and researchers alike would do well to heed. I have learned a great deal!

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
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1. Context and Structure of the Study Jelena Mihaljević Djigunović Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Individual Differences Among Young EFL Learners: Age- or Proficiency-Related? A Look from The Affective Learner Factors Perspective Jelena Mihaljević Djigunović Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
3. Croatian Primary School Pupils and English Pronunciation in Light of the Emergence of English as a Lingua Franca Višnja Josipović Smojver Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
4. Acquisition of Markers of Definiteness and Indefiniteness in Early EFL Lovorka Zergollern-Miletić Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
5. Present Tense Development in 11- to 13-Year-Old EFL Learners Marta Medved Krajnović and Irena Kocijan Pevec Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
6. Associating Temporal Meanings with Past and Present Verb Forms Smiljana Narančić Kovač and Ivana Milković Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
7. What Vocabulary Networks Reveal about Young Learners’ Language Renata Geld Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
8. Receptive Skills in the Linguistic and Non-linguistic Context of EFL Learning Renata Šamo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	174
9. Early EFL Development from a Dynamic Systems Perspective Stela Letica Krevelj and Marta Medved Krajnović Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
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