Second Language Learning in the Early School Years - Trends and Contexts

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Description: An overview of current themes and research on second language learning in the early school years

A detailed exploration of second language learning in the early school years, providing a broad overview of research findings across a range of different contexts.

Second Language Learning in the Early School Years: Trends and Contexts provides a detailed exploration of second language learning in the early years, examining past and present research evidence on bilingualism, second language, and foreign language learning in childhood, and arguing that young children can learn multiple languages without adverse effect on their overall language development in any of their languages.

Key Features:

• Examines past and present research evidence on bilingualism, second language, and foreign language learning in childhood

• Highlights the similarities and differences in child L2 learning across different contexts

• Focuses on learning contexts that intersect with educational provision in the early school years

• Explores current trends towards a younger starting age for foreign language learning

• Provides a broad overview of research findings across a range of different contexts