6. Piecing Together the Jigsaw: Understanding Motivations of English Learners in Chinese Primary School through a Questionnaire and Elicited Metaphor Analysis

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables vii
4. Contributors xi
5. 1. Introduction: Mixed Methods in Early Language Learning Research – Examining Complexity 1
6. Part 1: Overviews of Research Findings
7. 2. Early Language Learning in Complex Linguistic Settings: Insights from Africa 9
8. 3. Considering the Complexities of Teaching Intercultural Understanding in Foreign Languages 24
9. 4. Literacy Development in Children with English as an Additional Language (EAL) 41
10. Part 2: Empirical Studies Using Mixed Methods
11. 5. Verbal Working Memory and Foreign Language Learning in English Primary Schools: Implications for Teaching and Learning 65
12. 6. Piecing Together the Jigsaw: Understanding Motivations of English Learners in Chinese Primary School through a Questionnaire and Elicited Metaphor Analysis 85
13. 7. Codeswitching Your Way to Language Learning? Receptive Codeswitching with Digital Storybooks in Early Language Learning 108
14. 8. Individual Differences and English L2 Learning in Two Primary Classrooms in France 127
15. 9. Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL): A Panacea for Young English Language Learners? 145
16. Part 3: Longitudinal Perspectives Using Mixed Methods
17. 10. The Dynamics of Motivation Development among Young Learners of English in China 167
18. 11. Young Italian Learners’ Foreign Language Development: A Longitudinal Perspective 186
19. 12. Employing Mixed Methods for the Construction of Thick Descriptions of Early Language Learning 201
20. 13. Developmental Aspects of Early EFL Learning 222
21. Part 4: Evaluating Early Language Learning Programmes
22. 14. Child EFL Interaction: Age, Instructional Setting and Development 249
23. 15. Evaluating the Educational Outcomes of an Early Foreign Language Programme: The Design of an Impact Study for the Primary English Programme in Mexico 269
24. 16. The Development of a Curriculum-Based C-Test for Young EFL Learners 289
25. 17. Mixed Methods in Early Language Learning Research 305
26. Index 315