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OverviewThe book presents the process of first and second language acquisition in children as well as the main principles of conventional and unconventional approaches and methods implemented in the general education as well as the language education of children. The long-term quantitative study described focused on the comparison of the results obtained by young learners taught English according to the Helen Doron Method in private courses and the results gained by young learners instructed according to the modern eclectic method at public primary school. The results were compared in such language areas and skills as vocabulary, grammar, language chunks, pronunciation, listening skill, speaking skill and a general level of language acquisition. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Katarzyna RokoszewskaPublisher: Peter Lang AG Imprint: Peter Lang AG Edition: New edition Volume: 372 Weight: 0.370kg ISBN: 9783631618622ISBN 10: 363161862 Pages: 276 Publication Date: 12 September 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsContents: First and second language acquisition by children – Theories of child development – The role of age in second language acquisition (SLA) – Teaching English to young learners – Unconventional approaches like the Montessori method, Doman’s approach, Suzuki’s Mother Tongue Method, the Dennisons’ Educational Kinesiology, the Helen Doron Method.ReviewsAuthor InformationKatarzyna Rokoszewska obtained her PhD degree at the University of Wroclaw (Poland) in 2007. She works at the Institute of Foreign Languages at Jan Długosz University in Czêstochowa (Poland). Her research interests include various aspects of second language acquisition and the methodology of teaching foreign languages, including teaching foreign languages to young learners. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |