Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Introduction: The Background xiii
5. Part 1. Foreign Language Learning in the Third Age
6. 1. A Developmental Perspective on Third-Age Learning 3
7. 2. Really Late Learners: Some Research Contexts and Some Practical Hints 19
8. 3. The Interactional Challenge: L2 Learning and Use in the Third Age 31
9. 4. Research on Second Language Acquisition in Old Adulthood: What We Have and What We Need 48
10. 5. The Use of Indirect Language Learning Strategies by Third- Age Learners: Insights from a Questionnaire Study 76
11. 6. Balance and Coordination vs Reading Comprehension in L2 in Late Adulthood 91
12. 7. Compensatory Strategies in Senior Foreign Language Students 108
13. Part 2. Foreign Language Pedagogy in the Third Age
14. 8. Student Needs and Expectations Concerning Foreign Language Teachers in Universities of the Third Age 127
15. 9. Identifying the Characteristics of Foreign Language Teachers Who Work with Senior Learners 145
16. 10. Teaching English to Senior Students in the Eyes of Teacher Trainees 161
17. 11. Enhancing Language Awareness in Migrants’ Third Age to Promote Well-Being 176
18. Concluding Comments and a Way Forward 201
19. Index 209