22.1745, Confs: Language Acquisition/United Kingdom

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Subject: 22.1745, Confs: Language Acquisition/United Kingdom

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Date: 18-Apr-2011
From: Annabelle David [annabelle.david at ncl.ac.uk]
Subject: Younger = Better?

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:40:12
From: Annabelle David [annabelle.david at ncl.ac.uk]
Subject: Younger = Better?

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Younger = Better? 

Date: 14-Jul-2011 - 15-Jul-2011 
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 
Contact: Kevin McManus 
Contact Email: kevin.mcmanus at ncl.ac.uk 
Meeting URL: http://www.flloc.soton.ac.uk/events.html 

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition 

Meeting Description: 

Younger = Better?
Comparing 5, 7 and 11 Year Olds Learning French in the Classroom
14th & 15th July 2011
Newcastle University

Keynote Speaker: 

Carmen Muñoz, Universitat de Barcelona

Discussants: 

Dick Johnstone, University of Stirling Emma Marsden, University of York

This conference is the culmination of a 2-year project funded by the ESRC 
on the role played by age in the early classroom learning of French. (Award 
number: RES-062-23-1545). The project has investigated linguistic 
development and attitudes in beginners aged 5, 7 and 11 following a similar 
curriculum taught by the same teacher.

The conference takes place over two days, one for education professionals 
and the other for researchers in the field of second language acquisition.

The first day (Thursday 14th July) targets MFL teachers, teacher trainers, 
policy makers and education professionals. A film produced by the research 
team will document the teaching style used during the project and will be 
followed by a presentation of findings on the linguistic development of the 
children, and on the role of literacy, attitudes and motivation in each year 
group (Years 1, 3 and 7). A round-table discussion will follow.

The second day (Friday 15th July) will focus on the project's research 
agenda, and will include an opening keynote speech by Carmen Muñoz, 
from the University of Barcelona on the current state of play in research on 
the role of age in second language acquisition. The research team will then 
present its research findings. Topics covered will include: linguistic 
development (e.g. vocabulary and syntax,) the role of gestures in language 
teaching and learning, attitudes and motivation, as well as the role of 
working memory and literacy. A discussion will be led by Emma Marsden 
(University of York) and Dick Johnstone (University of Stirling) on the 
implications of the research for early language learning in the classroom 
and with suggestions for future research. 

To register for the conference and for further details, visit the project 
website: 
http://www.flloc.soton.ac.uk/events.html

Or contact: kevin.mcmanus at ncl.ac.uk or liz.o'sullivan at ncl.ac.uk 

Thursday 14th July

13.00 - 13.30
Registration

13.30 - 14.00
Project overview

14.00 - 14.30
Film: Teaching French in the Primary

14.30
Coffee break

14.45 - 15.15
The development of French in young learners and its relationship to literacy

15.15 - 15.45
Children's attitudes, motivation and learning strategies in years 1, 3 and 7

15.45 -16.30
Discussion

Friday 15th July
09.00 - 09.15
Welcome and introduction

09.15 - 10.15
Keynote speaker: Carmen Muñoz (title tbc)

10.15 - 10.45
Project overview

10.45
Coffee break

11.00 - 11.30
Attitudes and motivation for learning French in the classroom

11.30 - 12.00
Multimodal language learning: the role of gesture

12.00 - 12.30
Learning words: factors influencing receptive vocabulary development

12.30
Lunch and poster session

14.00 - 14.30
Age related effects on grammatical development

14.30 - 15.00
The relationship between linguistic development, working memory and 
literacy

15.00 - 15.30
Implications of results (Critical period)

15.30
Coffee break

15.45 - 17.00
Discussants' reply and discussion

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