[lg policy] Book: Second Language Acquisition Abroad: The LDS Missionary Experience

[Harold Schiffman]

Forwarded From: Francis Hult  <EDLING at bunner.geol.lu.se>

Second Language Acquisition Abroad

The LDS Missionary Experience



Edited by Lynne Hansen

Brigham Young University, Hawaii



URL: http://benjamins.com/#catalog/books/sibil.45



Hardbound
ISBN 978 90 272 4186 3 | EUR 90.00 | USD 135.00



This volume brings together for the first time a collection of studies
devoted to missionary language learning and retention. Introductory
chapters provide historical perspectives on this population and on
language teaching philosophy and practice in the LDS tradition. The
empirical studies which follow are divided into two sections, the
first examining mission language acquisition by English-speaking
missionaries abroad, the second focusing on post-mission language
attrition. These chapters by internationally known scholars offer
cutting-edge research using a number of different target languages in
addressing various issues in second language development. Finally, a
comprehensive bibliography of sources on mission languages is
included. The readership of this pioneering work is expected to extend
beyond specialists in study abroad and missionary language training to
a broader audience of applied linguists, educators, and students
interested in language acquisition and attrition. In addition, the
book offers useful insights to adults who want to maintain a second
language.



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