Age, Accent, and Experience in Second Language Acquisition: An Integrated Approach to Critical Period Inquiry

by Alene Moyer

Overview

This work critically addresses the age debate in second language acquisition studies, presenting an in-depth study of factors that predict foreign accent. Quantitative and qualitative analyses confirm that cognitive, social, and psychological factors contribute to attainment, and that biological influences must therefore be considered alongside these essential aspects of learner experience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781853597176
Publisher:	Multilingual Matters Ltd.
Publication date:	04/30/2004
Series:	Second Language Acquisition Series , #7
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Alene Moyer is Assistant Professor of Second Language Acquisition and Linguistics in the Germanic Studies department at the University of Maryland at College Park. Her research interests include theories of foreign and second language acquisition, critical period studies, and phonological acquisition, particularly from an interactionist perspective. In addition to teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in these areas, she conducts seminars in sociolinguistics and minority language maintenance in Germany. Her current research focuses primarily on advanced learners of a foreign/second language, highlighting the socio-psychological issues involved in classroom versus uninstructed acquisition.

Editorial Reviews

This book is a must for students and researchers of age effects, especially for those interested in phonology, but it will also be of interest to researchers working on SLA and individual differences such as motivation, attitudes and identity issues.

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