"The chapters in this book bring together key figures and fresh voices from the field of teaching modern foreign languages (MFL) to young children to present a state-of-the-art volume on the topic. The authors address key questions about young learner MFL development and capture the reality of such development in the context of a globalized world"--
Over the past six decades, the field of teaching modern foreign languages to young learners has come a long way, from the early surmises about the advantages of a young start to today’s widespread integration of foreign languages into curricula in public and private schools. The chapters in this book bring together internationally renowned researchers who have been vocal in establishing early language teaching and learning as an independent area of research and novice voices who represent a new generation of devoted researchers to present a state-of-the-art volume on the topic. The authors address key questions about young learner second/foreign language (L2/FL) development, methodological issues when conducting research with young learners, L2/FL teaching pedagogy, language education policy, technology enhanced learning and assessment. Together, the chapters capture the reality of early FL development in the context of a globalized world and will be of great interest to researchers and postgraduate students of SLA and Applied Linguistics, specifically in the field of early language development and teaching languages to young learners.
The chapters in this book bring together key figures and fresh voices from the field of teaching modern foreign languages (MFL) to young children to present a state-of-the-art volume on the topic. The authors address key questions about young learner MFL development and capture the reality of such development in the context of a globalized world.
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This commemorative book pays tribute to Professor Jelena Mihaljevi Djigunovi and the pioneering Croatian contribution to the field of early foreign language learning. It contains an impressive collection of chapters from international scholars who explore new research methods and avenues, such as translanguaging and extramural language learning. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to build on the legacy and take the field to the next level. * Joanna Rokita-Jakow, Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej, Poland * This fascinating collection provides a wealth of research focused not only on early FL/L2 development, strategy use, translanguaging, teaching pedagogy and policy, but also societal shifts and cutting-edge technology. The volume, compiled in honor of Jelena Mihaljevi Djigunovi, is packed with rich findings, revealing many new research directions for the reader to explore. This is surely a must-read for researchers and practitioners interested in young learners in many parts of the world. * Simone E. Pfenninger, University of Zurich, Switzerland * This volume is an engaging tribute to a scholar and practitioner who has had a major influence on the evolution of the field of Early Language Learning as a discipline that is recognised today not only as worthy of academic attention but as vital to the quality of education of millions of children worldwide. * Shelagh Rixon, Warwick University (retired), UK *
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Explores how the field of early language teaching has developed and presents a state-of-the-art overview of the field in 2024
Contributors
Acknowledgements
Stela Letica Krevelj and Marianne Nikolov: Enriching the Tapestry of Early
Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: A Preface
Chapter
1. Richard Johnstone in Conversation with Marianne Nikolov: Learners
can be Applied to Children, Teachers and all Stakeholders
Chapter
2. Jelena Mihaljevi Djigunovi in Conversation with Stela Letica
Krevelj: On How One Would Teach English to a Dalmatian Dog
Chapter
3. Annamaria Pinter: Innovations in Research On and With Young
Learners
Chapter
4. Andrew D. Cohen: The Use of Verbal Report to Describe Strategies
Used by Young Language Learners
Chapter
5. Yuko Goto Butler: Verbal Reports as an Instructional Tool for
Young Second Language Learners: An Intervention Study
Chapter
6. Anna Vallbona and Elsa Tragant: Upper Primary School Learners
Interaction in Face-to-Face and Instant Messaging Modalities: A Focus on
Metatask and Metalanguage Episodes
Chapter
7. Rivi Carmel and Marianne Nikolov: Translanguaging and Meaning
Making in Young Learners EFL Classes in Israel
Chapter
8. Carmen Muñoz, Daniela Avello and Geòrgia Pujadas: Young Learners
L2 Vocabulary Acquisition Through Extensive Viewing
Chapter
9. Gloria Vickov and Eva Jakupevi: Culture-Related Vocabulary in
Textbooks for Young Learners of English
Chapter
10. Katalin Fenyvesi and Pia Suk Jensen: Natural Semantic
Metalanguage: A Bridge Between Languages in the Multilingual Classroom
Chapter
11. Lucilla Lopriore: Early Language Oracy Development: Challenges
from Research in Multilingual Contexts
Chapter
12. Mirna Erk: Childrens Voices on Starting English at the Primary
vs. Pre-Primary Level
Chapter
13. Andrea-Beata Jeli: 'Why Do You Learn Spanish?' 'To Play in La
Liga': Attitudes and Motivation of Young Learners of Spanish in Croatia
Chapter
14. Réka Lugossy: 'I Didnt Know Such a Thing Existed': Young Adults
Early Encounters with Literature and the Meanings They Attach to Them
Chapter
15. Vesna Bagari Medve and Vinja Pavii Taka: Looking Back to
Look Forward: Approaches to Young Foreign Language Learners' Assessment in
Croatia
Chapter
16. Vera Savi and Danijela Proi-Santovac: EFL Teachers
Perspectives on and Practices in Assessing Young Learners in Serbia
Chapter
17. Jasenka engi: The Role of Aptitude in Young Learners' Success:
Domain-General or Domain-Specific Analytic Abilities?
Chapter
18. Colin J. Flynn and David Singleton: Primary School L2 Learning:
The General Empirical Picture and Specific Policy Issues in the Irish
Context
Chapter
19. Jing Peng and Xuan Huang: A Case Study on Family Language Policy
of China in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area
Index
Marianne Nikolov is Professor Emerita of English Applied Linguistics at the University of Pécs, Hungary. Her publications include longitudinal classroom research, large-scale national assessment projects as well as case studies. She has published widely on how children learn languages and how teachers work with them.
Stela Letica Krevelj is Assistant Professor and the chair of SLA and TEFL section at the Department of English, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia. Her areas of interest are second and third language acquisition, crosslinguistic influence and linguistic awareness, and early multilingual development in instructed contexts.
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