The Development of Second Language Proficiency (Cambridge Applied Linguistics) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521384109 ISBN 13: 9780521384100

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1990

Synopsis

This text presents the findings of a major investigation of second language proficiency in various groups of school-aged learners. It invites a frank appraisal of the research from an outside panel of experts. The theoretical and practical implications of the study are the subject of a lively debate focused on three main research issues: the nature of second language proficiency, the impact of classroom treatment on second language learning, and the role of social and individual factors in bilingual development. This original collection of articles will be of interest to all those concerned with policy and practice in second language education.

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It invites a frank appraisal of the research from an outside panel of experts. The theoretical and practical implications of the study are the subject of a lively debate focused on three main research issues: the nature of second language proficiency, the impact of classroom treatment on second language learning, and the role of social and individual factors in bilingual development. This original collection of articles will be of interest to all those concerned with policy and practice in second language education.

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This volume presents the results of a major investigation of second language proficiency in various groups of school age learners.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521384109
• ISBN 13: 9780521384100
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 262
• Editor: Harley Birgit, Allen Patrick, Cummins Jim, Swain Merrill