Beyond Age Effects in Instructional L2 Learning: Revisiting the Age Factor

by David Singleton, Simone E Pfenninger, Simone E. Pfenninger

Book Overview

Combining advanced quantitative methods in classroom research with individual-level qualitative data, this study demonstrates that the capacity of late starters vastly surpasses popular expectations. It shows that age of onset is irrelevant for many aspects of language acquisition and that for a variety of reasons a later onset can be beneficial.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783097612
• ISBN13: 9781783097616
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"