Age and the Acquisition of English as a Foreign Language

Published by Multilingual Matters 2003

Age and the Acquisition of English as a Foreign Language

Edited by: María del Pilar García Mayo and María Luisa García Lecumberri

In the series Second Language Acquisition

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781853596407

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This book provides an overview of current research on the age factor in foreign language learning, addressing issues, which are critical for language planning. It presents research on foreign language learning within bilingual communities in formal instruction settings focussing on syntax, phonology, writing, oral skills and learning strategies.

Author / Editor information

García Mayo María del Pilar :

María del Pilar García Mayo is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of the Basque Country, Spain. She is the convener of the research group Language and Speech (http://www.laslab.org) and the academic director of the MA in Language Acquisition in Multilingual Settings. Her research interests include the second/third language acquisition of English morphosyntax, the study of conversational interaction and task-based language learning.

García Lecumberri María Luisa :

María Luisa García Lecumberri is Associate Professor of English phonetics at the University of the Basque Country (Spain). Her research interests are intonation in English and Spanish and the acquisition of English by foreign learners.

María del Pilar García Mayo is Associate Professor of English linguistics at the University of the Basque Country (Spain). Her research interests include the acquisition of second language syntax both from a generative and an interactionist perspective.

María Luisa García Lecumberri is Associate Professor of English phonetics at the University of the Basque Country (Spain). Her research interests are intonation in English and Spanish and the acquisition of English by foreign learners.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction María del Pilar García Mayo and María Luisa García Lecumberri Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Part 1: Theoretical Issues
1. Critical Period or General Age Factor(s)? David Singleton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. Phonological Acquisition in Multilingualism Jonathan Leather Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
3. Know Your Grammar: What the Knowledge of Syntax and Morphology in an L2 Reveals about the Critical Period for Second/foreign Language Acquisition Stefka H. Marinova- Todd Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
Part 2: Fieldwork in Bilingual Communities
4. The Influence of Age on the Acquisition of English: General Proficiency, Attitudes and Code Mixing Jasone Cenoz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
5. Age, Length of Exposure and Grammaticality Judgements in the Acquisition of English as a Foreign Language María del Pilar García Mayo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	94
6. English FL Sounds in School Learners of Different Ages María Luisa García Lecumberri and Francisco Gallardo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
7. Maturational Constraints on Foreign-language Written Production David Lasagabaster and Aintzane Doiz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
8. Variation in Oral Skills Development and Age of Onset Carmen Muñoz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
9. Learner Strategies: A Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Study of Primary and High-school EFL Teachers Mia Victori and Elsa Tragant Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182

Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Pages
- Main content: 224
Keywords: age in second language acquisition; age and foreign language learning; age factor; language learning; second language acquisition; age and SLA; age factor in SLA

eBook

Published: May 21, 2003
ISBN: 9781853596407