Second language acquisition and the younger learner : child's play / edited by Jenefer Philp, Rhonda Oliver, and Alison Mackey.

Jenefer Philp is a lecturer at the University of Auckland.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. Child's play? Second language acquisition and the younger learner in context / Jenefer Philp, Alison Mackey and Rhonda Oliver -- Section 1. Characteristics of child SLA. Defining child second language acquisition, defining roles for L2 instruction / Howard Nicholas and Patsy M. Lightbown. Perspectives on second language acquisition at different ages / Christine Dimroth -- Section 2. Instructed language learning in the early years of education. When the gate opens : the interaction between social and linguistic goals in child second language development / Jenefer Philp and Susan Duchesne. Developing conversational skills in a second language : language learning affordances in a multiparty classroom setting / Asta Cekaite. The impact of teacher input, guidance and feedback on ESL children's task-based interactions / Rhonda Oliver, Jenefer Philp and Alison Mackey. Negotiation of meaning in the classroom : does it enhance reading comprehension? / Kris Van den Branden -- Section 3. Instructed language learning in the later years of education. Incidental focus on form and learning outcomes with young foreign language classroom learners / Eva Alcón Soler and Maria del Pilar Garcia Mayo. Speeding up acquisition of his and her : explicit L1/L2 contrasts help / Joanna White -- Section 4. Child SLA at home and in the community. Acquiring Japanese as a second language (JSL) in a naturalistic context : a longitudinal study of a young child from a processability theory (PT) perspective / Junko Iwasaki. Learning a second language in the family / Rosamund Mitchell and Chong Nim Lee. Home-school connections for international adoptees : repetition in parent-child interaction / Lyn Wright Fogle. Language transfer in child SLA : a longitudinal case study of a sequential bilingual / Eun-Young Kwon and ZhaoHong Han -- --

Introduction. Child's play? Second language acquisition and the younger learner in context / Jenefer Philp, Alison Mackey and Rhonda Oliver -- Sect. 1. Characteristics of child SLA -- Defining child second language acquisition, defining roles for L2 instruction / Howard Nicholas and Patsy M. Lightbown -- Perspectives on second language acquisition at different ages / Christine Dimroth -- Sect. 2. Instructed language learning in the early years of education -- When the gate opens: The interaction between social and linguistic goals in child second language development / Jenefer Philp and Susan Duchesne -- Developing conversational skills in a second language: Language learning affordances in a multiparty classroom setting / Asta Cekaite -- The impact of teacher input, guidance and feedback on ESL children's task-based interactions / Rhonda Oliver, Jenefer Philp and Alison Mackey -- Negotiation of meaning in the classroom: Does it enhance reading comprehension? / Kris Van den Branden -- Sect. 3. Instructed language learning in the later years of education -- Incidental focus on form and learning outcomes with young foreign language classroom learners / Eva Alcon Soler and Mariadel Pilar Garcia Mayo -- Speeding up acquisition of hisand her: Explicit L1/L2 contrasts help / Joanna White -- Sect. 4. Child SLA at home and in the community -- Acquiring Japanese as a second language (JSL) in a naturalistic context: A longitudinal study of a young child from a Processability Theory (PT) perspective / Junko Iwasaki -- Learning a second language in the family / Rosamond Mitchell and Chong Nim Lee -- Home-school connections for international adoptees: Repetition in parent-child interaction / Lyn Wright Fogle -- Language transfer in child SLA: Alongitudinal case study of a sequential bilingual / Eun-Young Kwon and ZhaoHong Han.

"This new volume of work highlights the distinctiveness of child SLA through a collection of different types of empirical research specific to younger learners. Characteristics of children's cognitive, emotional, and social development distinguish their experiences from those of adult L2 learners, creating intriguing issues for SLA research, and also raising important practical questions regarding effective pedagogical techniques for learners of different ages." "While child SLA is often typically thought of as simple (and often enjoyable and universally effortless), in other words, as "child's play", the complex portraits of young second language learners which emerge in the 16 papers collected in this book invite the reader to reconsider the reality for many younger learners. Chapters by internationally renowned authors together with reports by emerging researchers describe second and foreign language learning by children ranging from pre-schoolers to young adolescents, in home and school contexts, with caregivers, peers, and teachers as interlocutors."--BOOK JACKET.

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