The Age Factor in Second Language Acquisition: A Critical Look at the Critical Period Hypothesis

Singleton, David (Editor)/ Lengyel, Zsolt (Editor)

ISBN 10: 185359301X / ISBN 13: 9781853593017

Verlag: Multilingual Matters Ltd, 1995

Beschreibung

172 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers x-185359301X

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Age Factor in Second Language Acquisition: A Critical Look at the Critical Period Hypothesis
• Verlag: Multilingual Matters Ltd
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1995
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 185359301X
• ISBN-13: 9781853593017
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: Brand New

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Inhaltsangabe

This book examines the assumptions that are customarily made about the role of age in second language acquisition. The evidence and arguments presented in the book run counter to the idea that an early start in second language learning is either absolutely sufficient or necessary for the attainment of native-like mastery of a second language.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

David Singleton is Fellow Emeritus, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Professor  Emeritus, University of Pannonia, Hungary and Professor, University of Applied Sciences, Konin, Poland. He is the author of numerous monographs and textbooks, including Key Topics in Second Language Acquisition (2014, with Vivian Cook, Multilingual Matters) and Beyond Age Effects in Instructional L2 Learning (2017, with Simone Pfenninger, Multilingual Matters).

Zsolt Lengyel is a professor at the University of Pannonia, Veszprém, a part time professor at the University of Pécs and a visiting professor at Zagreb University, Croatia. He took his MA in Hungarian, Russian philology and Applied linguistics at Debrecen University, Hungary. He received PhD in developmental psycholinguistics. He was given Brassai Sámuel Award in 2002. His research interests include language development of Hungarian children, development of literacy before schooling, bilingual education in the kindergarten, word associations of 10-14 year old children and students of 18-24 years of age. He has written numerous articles, books on the mentioned topics. He is editor, member of editorial boards of several applied linguistics journals both in Hungary and abroad.