Second Language Learning Before Adulthood: Individual Differences in Children and Adolescents

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2022

Second Language Learning Before Adulthood

Individual Differences in Children and Adolescents

Edited by: Vanessa De Wilde and Claire Goriot

Volume 65 in the series Studies on Language Acquisition [SOLA]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110743043

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About this book

Researchers have looked into the role of individual differences in second language learning and found that differences between learners in areas such as language aptitude, language learning motivation and exposure to the language influence second language learning. Most of this research concerned adults. Far fewer studies have addressed the role of individual differences in second language learning of young learners.
As second language learning programmes tend to start earlier than before and children are nowadays frequently exposed to a foreign language in social settings such as online games and social media, studying the role of individual differences in young learners can contribute both to SLA-theories and to evidence-based L2 education.
This book discusses recent findings concerning the role of individual differences in language learning in young learners. The chapters in the book concern different topics linked to internal individual differences such as language aptitude, motivation, attitude and external individual differences such as exposure and type of instruction, the relative contribution of internal and external factors to language learning, and the interplay between the two types of individual differences.

Author / Editor information

Vanessa De Wilde, Ghent U & Artevelde U of Applied Sciences, Belgium; Claire Goriot, KPZ U of Applied Sciences, Zwolle, Netherlands.

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Introduction Vanessa De Wilde and Claire Goriot Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Learning disabilities as external individual differences in second language acquisition Sara E. N. Kangas and Megan Cook Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
The role of memory in the acquisition of vocabulary and grammar in the first language and in English as a foreign language M. J. H. Van Koert, N. L. Leona, J. E. Rispens, J. Tijms, M. W. Van der Molen, V. H. P. van Daal and P. Snellings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
Individual differences and young learners’ L2 vocabulary development: The case of language aptitude and exposure to subtitled TV series Ferran Gesa and Maria del Mar Suárez Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
‘In love with English’: A mixed-methods investigation of Flemish children’s spontaneous engagement with out-of-school exposure Vanessa De Wilde and June Eyckmans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
The relation between out-of-school exposure to English and English vocabulary development in Dutch primary school pupils Claire Goriot and Roeland van Hout Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
Lexical profiles of children and adolescent EFL learners in the semantic domain of animals Rosa M. Jiménez Catalán Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
The contribution of motivation and emotions to language learning autonomy in the Hungarian secondary school classroom: The results of a questionnaire study Ágnes Albert, Brigitta Dóczi, Katalin Piniel and Kata Csizér Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Effects of authentic communication experiences on linguistic self-confidence: Individual differences in perceptions among Japanese primary school students Mark Christianson and Kota Ohata Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Emotion and motivation in younger learners’ second foreign language acquisition Susan Sayehli, Rakel Österberg and Jonas Granfeldt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Secondary school pupils’ language choice satisfaction in the L3 classroom: The roles of teaching, motivation, language choice and language classroom anxiety Debora Carrai Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Scholars and students of Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition; (foreign) language teachers and policy makers (education).
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 264
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 15
- Tables: 72
Keywords: Second Language Learning; Individual Differences; Young Language Learners

eBook

Published: October 24, 2022
ISBN: 9783110743043

Hardcover

Published: October 24, 2022
ISBN: 9783110742947

Paperback

Planned Publication: June 17, 2024
ISBN: 9783111523989