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Direct linkDerenowski, Marek – Multilingual Matters, 2021
This book examines the unique characteristics of teaching foreign languages to senior learners. It discusses the potential age-related barriers and learning difficulties which may be encountered in senior foreign language education as well as solutions to overcome these challenges. The author describes the processes of human aging from different…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Older Adults, Adult Education, Barriers
Long, Michael H. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2006
Second language acquisition has an identity problem. It is a young field struggling to emerge from the parent fields of education and applied linguistics. In this book, the author proposes a way to help second language acquisition develop a systematic and coherent focus using the philosophy of science as the lens. The structure of the book allows…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Applied Linguistics, English (Second Language), Scientific Principles
Cecil, Nancy L.; Roberts, Patricia L. – 1992
An annotated bibliography of helpful tools is presented that will aid teachers and librarians in using children's literature as a vehicle to foster resilience. Research on at-risk children indicates that some succeed in spite of childhood traumas and difficult home environments. Carefully chosen children's literature can provide fictional dilemmas…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Annotated Bibliographies, Child Development, Children
Met, Myriam, Ed. – 1998
Articles in this book on early second language learning are presented in 13 categories, with each category containing 4 to 7 papers. The categories include the following: the advantages and disadvantages of FLES (elementary school foreign language programs), FLEX (foreign language exploratory programs), and immersion program models; at what age an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advocacy, Age Differences, Arabic
