1st Edition
Second Language Acquisition in Childhood Volume 2: School-age Children
Edited By B. McLaughlin
Copyright 1985
302 Pages
by
Psychology Press
304 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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First published in 1987. Throughout human history, learning a second language has been an important part of the educational process. From ancient times to the present, school children have had to struggle to learn a second language (and in many cases third and fourth languages). To be educated meant to know a language other than the language of one's family and community. The contemporary American... Read more
Chapter 1 Second-Language Teaching and Learning; Chapter 2 Second-Language Education: International Contexts; Chapter 3 Second-Language Education: The Canadian Experience; Chapter 4 Second-Language Education: The United States; Chapter 5 Instructional Practices; Chapter 6 Classroom Organization and Interaction Patterns; Chapter 7 Individual Difference Variables; Chapter 8 Social Factors; Chapter 9 Assessment; Chapter 10 Evaluation; Chapter 11 Conclusion; References Author Index; subject Index;
Biography
Adlai Stevenson College University of California, Santa Cruz
