Aging In A Second Language

Author : Steven L. Arxer,Maria del Puy Ciriza,Marco Shappeck
Publisher : Springer
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319576091

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Aging in a Second Language by Steven L. Arxer,Maria del Puy Ciriza,Marco Shappeck Pdf

​This unique account of English language acquisition by Latino elders shines intimate light on the increasingly complex concerns of aging immigrant minority populations. Rich qualitative findings detail sociocultural barriers to and social and emotive factors that promote second language acquisition in older age. The book’s case study highlights diverse cognitive and social processes as elders establish a sense of self as learners and as part of a learning community, and a sense of place as newcomers navigating a challenging environment. And first-person comments from the group members deftly illustrate the intricacies of being an immigrant in a rapidly changing America as well as the myriad intersections of race/ethnicity, gender, culture, and country that shape immigrant life. Included in the coverage: Minority aging in an immigrant context. Late-life second language acquisition: cognitive and psycholinguistic changes, challenges, and opportunities. Building emotions for self-identity and learning. Practicing safe language socialization in private and public spaces. Language resocialization and gender allies. Aging, second language acquisition, and health. Aging in a Second Language gives clinical social workers, gerontologists, health and cross-cultural psychologists, sociologists, educators and other professionals deep insights into the lives of an emerging active elder population. It also pinpoints challenges and opportunities in research, literacy program design, pedagogy, clinical outreach, education policy, and service delivery to immigrant elders.

Author : Alene Moyer
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853597171

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Age, Accent, and Experience in Second Language Acquisition by Alene Moyer Pdf

This work critically addresses the age debate in second language acquisition studies, 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 therefore be considered alongside these essential aspects of learner experience.

Author : Carmen Muñoz
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006-07-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781847699770

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Age and the Rate of Foreign Language Learning by Carmen Muñoz Pdf

This book examines the various ways in which age affects the process and the product of foreign language learning in a school setting. It presents studies that cover a wide range of topics, from phonetics to learning strategies. It will be of interest to students and researchers working in SLA research, language planning and language teaching.

Author : David Michael Singleton,Zsolt Lengyel
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 185359301X

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The Age Factor in Second Language Acquisition by David Michael Singleton,Zsolt Lengyel Pdf

This book takes a hard look at some of the assumptions that are customarily made concerning the role of age in second language acquisition. The evidence and arguments the contributors present run counter to the notion that an early start in second language learning is of itself either absolutely sufficient or necessary for the attainment of native-like mastery of a second language. Another theme of the book is a doubt that there is a particular stage of maturity beyond which language learning is no longer fully possible. In short, the book presents a challenge to those who take it as given that second language learning is inevitably different in its essential nature from language acquisition in the childhood years and that second language knowledge acquired beyond the critical period is in all circumstances and in all respects doomed to fossilize at a non-native-like level.

Author : Birgit Harley
Publisher : College-Hill
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Ability, Influence of age on
ISBN : UCSC:32106011517346

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Age in Second Language Acquisition by Birgit Harley Pdf

Author : Robert DeKeyser
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-12
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521684048

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Practice in a Second Language by Robert DeKeyser Pdf

This volume focuses on 'practice' from a theoretical perspective and includes implications for the classroom.

Author : David Michael Singleton,Lisa Ryan
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853597570

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Language Acquisition by David Michael Singleton,Lisa Ryan Pdf

The authors examine the evidence relative to the idea that there is an age factor in first & second language acquisition & goes on to explore the various explanations that have been advanced to account for such evidence. Finally, it looks at educational ramifications of the age question.

Author : María del Pilar García Mayo,María Luisa García Lecumberri
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003-05-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781788920384

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Age and the Acquisition of English as a Foreign Language by María del Pilar García Mayo,María Luisa García Lecumberri Pdf

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 new research on foreign language learning within bilingual communities in formal instruction settings focussing on syntax, phonology, writing, oral skills and learning strategies.

Author : Danuta Gabryś-Barker
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783099429

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Third Age Learners of Foreign Languages by Danuta Gabryś-Barker Pdf

People are increasingly reaching the so-called third age, a period when seniors search for a renewed purpose to life and spend time undertaking activities that they consider motivating, such as the learning of a foreign language. The study of language learning among aging populations has become a fast-growing area of research and this book is one of the first attempts to bring together what we know about this age group and their profiles as foreign language learners. Contributors to the volume discuss the issue from various psychological, neurological and pedagogical perspectives. Each of the chapters provides an updated theoretical background and offers some initial conclusions on the basis of original empirical studies carried out. Chapters challenge certain familiar preconceptions and assumptions about senior learners, offer the reader ideas for future research in this under-studied area and provide some practical advice for applying the proposals and solutions offered in real foreign language third-age classrooms.

Author : David Birdsong
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135674892

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Second Language Acquisition and the Critical Period Hypothesis by David Birdsong Pdf

Second Language Acquisition and the Critical Period Hypothesis is the only book on the market to provide a diverse collection of perspectives, from experienced researchers, on the role of the Critical Period Hypothesis in second language acquisition. It is widely believed that age effects in both first and second language acquisition are developmental in nature, with native levels of attainment in both to be though possible only if learning began before the closure of a "window of opportunity" – a critical or sensitive period. These seven chapters explore this idea at length, with each contribution acting as an authoritative look at various domains of inquiry in second language acquisition, including syntax, morphology, phonetics/phonology, Universal Grammar, and neurofunctional factors. By presenting readers with an evenly-balanced take on the topic with viewpoints both for and against the Critical Period Hypothesis, this book is the ideal guide to understanding this critical body of research in SLA, for students and researchers in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition.

Author : Danya Ramírez Gómez
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783096312

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Language Teaching and the Older Adult by Danya Ramírez Gómez Pdf

The aging of the population and the increasing number of older adults pursuing foreign language courses call for a greater understanding of the ways in which these individuals learn foreign languages. This book offers a pioneering contribution to the literature on foreign language education for older adults (aged 60 and over), termed foreign language geragogy. It details an empirical, multidisciplinary study on Japanese older learners of Spanish and focuses on the influence of learning experiences on vocabulary learning strategy use. It discusses the constraints that preconceptions impose on learners, researchers, instructors and administrators, and it offers a set of practical recommendations for foreign language activities for elderly individuals. It also introduces the notion of ‘learner re-training’, an instructional mechanism that contributes to older learners' self-acknowledgment and autonomy development in foreign language learning. The book is directed at teachers and trainee teachers of foreign languages to older adults, and also at education professionals and researchers in the field of foreign language learning in general.

Author : Kees De Bot,Sinfree Makoni
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853598402

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Language and Aging in Multilingual Contexts by Kees De Bot,Sinfree Makoni Pdf

In this book different aspects of language and aging are discussed. While language spoken by and language spoken with elderly people have been treated as different areas of research, it is argued here that from a dynamical system perspective the two are closely interrelated. In addition to overviews of research on language and aging, a number of projects on this topic in multilingual settings are presented.

Author : Heather Harris Wright
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027267313

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Cognition, Language and Aging by Heather Harris Wright Pdf

Age-related changes in cognitive and language functions have been extensively researched over the past half-century. The older adult represents a unique population for studying cognition and language because of the many challenges that are presented with investigating this population, including individual differences in education, life experiences, health issues, social identity, as well as gender. The purpose of this book is to provide an advanced text that considers these unique challenges and assembles in one source current information regarding (a) language in the aging population and (b) current theories accounting for age-related changes in language function. A thoughtful and comprehensive review of current research spanning different disciplines that study aging will achieve this purpose. Such disciplines include linguistics, psychology, sociolinguistics, neurosciences, cognitive sciences, and communication sciences. As of January 2019, this e-book is freely available, thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched.

Author : Roger Kreuz,Richard Roberts
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780262042598

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Changing Minds by Roger Kreuz,Richard Roberts Pdf

Why language ability remains resilient and how it shapes our lives. We acquire our native language, seemingly without effort, in infancy and early childhood. Language is our constant companion throughout our lifetime, even as we age. Indeed, compared with other aspects of cognition, language seems to be fairly resilient through the process of aging. In Changing Minds, Roger Kreuz and Richard Roberts examine how aging affects language—and how language affects aging. Kreuz and Roberts report that what appear to be changes in an older person's language ability are actually produced by declines in such other cognitive processes as memory and perception. Some language abilities, including vocabulary size and writing ability, may even improve with age. And certain language activities—including reading fiction and engaging in conversation—may even help us live fuller and healthier lives. Kreuz and Roberts explain the cognitive processes underlying our language ability, exploring in particular how changes in these processes lead to changes in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. They consider, among other things, the inability to produce a word that's on the tip of your tongue—and suggest that the increasing incidence of this with age may be the result of a surfeit of world knowledge. For example, older people can be better storytellers, and (something to remember at a family reunion) their perceived tendency toward off-topic verbosity may actually reflect communicative goals.

Author : Ellen Bialystok,Margot D. Sullivan
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027265395

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Growing Old with Two Languages by Ellen Bialystok,Margot D. Sullivan Pdf

This collection brings together two areas of research that are currently receiving great attention in both scientific and public spheres: cognitive aging and bilingualism. With ongoing media focus on the aging population and the need for activities to forestall cognitive decline, experiences that appear effective in maintaining functioning are of great interest. One such experience is lifelong bilingualism. Moreover, research into the cognitive effects of bilingualism has increased dramatically in the past decade, making it an exciting area of study. This volume combines these issues and presents the most recent research and thinking into the effects of bilingualism on cognitive decline in aging. The contributors are all leading scholars in their field. The result is a state-of-the art collection on the effect of bilingualism on cognition in older populations for both healthy aging and aging with dementia. The papers will be of interest to researchers, students, and health professionals.