Age, Accent and Experience in Second Language Acquisition: An Integrated Approach to Critical Period Inquiry - Couverture souple

Moyer, Alene

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1853597171 ISBN 13 : 9781853597176

Editeur : Multilingual Matters, 2004

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Multilingual Matters
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1853597171
• ISBN 13: 9781853597176
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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