Age, Accent and Experience in Second Language Acquisition

Alene Moyer

Published by Multilingual Matters 2004

Age, Accent and Experience in Second Language Acquisition

Alene Moyer

In the series Second Language Acquisition

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781853597190

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About this book

This work critically addresses the age debate in SLA, presenting an in-depth study of factors that predict foreign accent. Quantitative and qualitative analyses confirm that cognitive, social and psychological factors contribute to attainment, and that biological influences must be considered alongside these aspects of learner experience.

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Moyer Alene :

Alene Moyer is Assistant Professor of Second Language Acquisition and Linguistics in the Germanic Studies department at the University of Maryland at College Park. Her research interests include theories of foreign and second language acquisition, critical period studies, and phonological acquisition, particularly from an interactionist perspective. In addition to teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in these areas, she conducts seminars in sociolinguistics and minority language maintenance in Germany. Her current research focuses primarily on advanced learners of a foreign/second language, highlighting the socio-psychological issues involved in classroom versus uninstructed acquisition.

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This book is a must for students and researchers of age effects, especially for those interested in phonology, but it will also be of interest to researchers working on SLA and individual differences such as motivation, attitudes and identity issues.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Chapter 1. Contextualizing Critical Period Inquiry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Accounting for Universal and Individual Factors in Ultimate Attainment: Focus on Phonology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
Chapter 3. Verifying the Relative Strength of Maturation, L2 Experience and Psychological Orientation: The Quantitative Findings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
Chapter 4. Understanding Identity, Intention, and Opportunities for L2 Contact: The Qualitative Findings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
Chapter 5. Conclusions and Proposals for Future Research Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
Appendix 1: Umfrage/Survey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
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