24.2726, Books: Teaching L2 English at a very young age: Lobo

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Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 17:40:21
From: Mariëtte Bonenkamp [lot at uu.nl]
Subject: Teaching L2 English at a very young age: Lobo

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Title: Teaching L2 English at a very young age 
Subtitle: A study of Dutch schools 
Publication Year: 2013 
Publisher: Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke (LOT)
	   http://www.lotpublications.nl/

Book URL: http://www.lotpublications.nl/index3.html 

Author: Vanessa Ruth Lobo

Paperback: ISBN:  9789460931109 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 21.46

Abstract:

Research on the question what is the best age for second language (L2)
acquisition does not wholly support the belief the earlier, the better. Yet
the link between an early start and a superior language learning outcome has
frequently been used to justify implementing early L2 learning in primary
education. The present longitudinal study has investigated the credibility of
this claim by examining the effect of a CLIL approach on first and third
graders attending seven Dutch primary schools. Children were taught art and
crafts or physical education using English as the exclusive medium of
instruction. In addition to analyzing children’s linguistic development and
documenting their (first) foreign language experience, classroom interaction
was studied. The inclusion of parents and teachers in the study also provides
important data about their attitudes and opinions towards early L2 learning in
primary education. Can the Dutch early bird catch the worm? The present study
confirms this question. However, it also provides important evidence
distinguishing the younger from the older child, leading to a new notion of
the later, the better. This thesis will be of interest to researchers studying
the unique, initial stages of L2 acquisition in classroom contexts. Its
practical research design will be equally interesting to policy makers,
practitioners and parents who wish to learn more about the outcomes of L2
learning in (Dutch) primary schools.

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Language Acquisition
                     Second Language Acquisition

Written In: English  (eng)

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