The Age Factor and Early Language Learning / Edition 1
ISBN-13: 9783110218275 Publisher: De Gruyter Publication date: 11/16/2009 Series: Studies on Language Acquisition [SOLA] , #40 Pages: 434 Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d) Age Range: 18 Years This edited volume documents the state of the art in research into how the age factor interacts with other factors in a variety of educational contexts. The book comprises 17 chapters examining early language learning and teaching in a range of countries in Europe, Asia and North America. Authors discuss main themes in research methodology, curricular and assessment issues, short- and long-term outcomes, the role of individual differences, innovation in teacher education, classroom processes, as well as the impact of the target language. The first two chapters (Nikolov; Edelenbos and Kubanek) overview the main trends in research. Four papers (Curtain;Ofra Inbar-Lourie and Elana Shohamy; Jalkannen; Haenni Hoti, Heinzmann, and Müller) focus on the assessment of young learners; two a