Bilingual Development in Childhood

Bilingual Development in Childhood
Author: Annick De Houwer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2021-05-13
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1108853838

In the first decade of life, children become bilingual in different language learning environments. Many children start learning two languages from birth (Bilingual First Language Acquisition). In early childhood hitherto monolingual children start hearing a second language through daycare or preschool (Early Second Language Acquisition). Yet other hitherto monolingual children in middle childhood may acquire a second language only after entering school (Second Language Acquisition). This Element explains how these different language learning settings dynamically affect bilingual children's language learning trajectories. All children eventually learn to speak the societal language, but they often do not learn to fluently speak their non-societal language and may even stop speaking it. Children's and families' harmonious bilingualism is threatened if bilingual children do not develop high proficiency in both languages. Educational institutions and parental conversational practices play a pivotal role in supporting harmonious bilingual development.

Migration and (Im)Mobility

Migration and (Im)Mobility
Author: Anna Xymena Wieczorek
Publisher: Transcript Verlag, Roswitha Gost, Sigrid Nokel u. Dr. Karin Werner
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2018
Genre: SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISBN: 9783837642513

Biographical note: Anna Xymena Wieczorek (Dr. phil.), born in 1985, obtained her PhD in sociology within the International Research Training Group Diversity: Mediating Difference in Transcultural Spaces at the University of Trier. Her research project included several stays abroad at the collaborating Université de Montréal as well as in Toronto and Berlin for field activities. Her research interests are migration, mobility and transnational studies as well as cultural, diversity and gender studies.

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Author: Carola Surkamp
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2018-03-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3476044807

Diese Einführung in englischer Sprache präsentiert in 14 Kapiteln die grundlegenden Themen und Gegenstandsbereiche der Englischdidaktik. Gleichermaßen praxisnah wie theoretisch fundiert, behandelt der Band zentrale Prinzipien und Kompetenzbereiche eines modernen Fremdsprachenunterrichts. Ausgehend von den zentralen Akteur/innen (Lehrende und Lernende) und mit Blick auf die Teilbereiche der Sprach-, Literatur- und Kulturdidaktik werden zudem Vorschläge für den Einsatz unterschiedlicher Materialien und Medien diskutiert. Weitere Kapitel widmen sich den institutionellen Organisationsstrukturen und dem Bereich Assessment/Diagnose. Der Band erscheint in zweifarbiger Gestaltung, mit Definitionen und Beispielen sowie mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. This comprehensive introduction presents the fundamental topics and issues of TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) in 14 chapters. Integrating both profound theoretical and creative practical considerations, the central principles and competence domains of modern foreign language teaching are discussed. Starting with the main classroom agents (teachers and learners), the chapters outline a variety of content areas (language, literature, cultural issues) and thoroughly review materials, media and methods. Additional chapters are concerned with the historical development of English language teaching, its current institutional organisation as well as assessment and evaluation.

Brown Owl at the Zoo

Brown Owl at the Zoo
Author: Rachel Schmidlechner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2020-04-20
Genre:
ISBN:

This big book version of 'Brown Owl at the Zoo' is perfect for reading to larger groups of children at nursery, kindergarten or primary school.Owl and his friends go to the zoo. There is lots to see, watch and do ...'Brown Owl at the Zoo' is the second book in the 'Read and Rhyme with Brown Owl' series of rhyming stories depicting the adventures of Brown Owl, friends and family. The language is simple, rhyming, repetitive and fun. The series has been designed to help children to both learn and to read English. The rhyming style helps children predict how the next sentence will end and furthermore promotes memorisation of the language. The books can be read to younger children and once an interest in reading is shown, can be read by the children themselves. A must-have for all young children; suitable for native speakers of the English language (3-6 years) and also for those learning English as a foreign language (3-10 years).

Translation and Meaning

Translation and Meaning
Author: Marcel Thelen
Publisher: Lodz Studies in Language
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Semantics
ISBN: 9783631663905

This book presents new and innovative ideas on the didactics of translation and interpreting. They include assessment methods and criteria, assessment of competences, graduate employability, placements, skills labs, the perceived skills gap between training and profession, the teaching of terminology, and curriculum design.