Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Abbreviations ix
4. Introduction xi
5. 1 Exploring Children’s Additional Language Learning in School 1
6. 2 First Language Development and Its Diversity 15
7. 3 The Influence of Starting Age 36
8. 4 The Roles of Cognitive Development and First Language 56
9. 5 Written Language Development 81
10. 6 Tasks and Interactions in Language Classrooms 108
11. 7 Affect and Social Factors 134
12. 8 Digital Technology and Children’s Language Learning 161
13. 9 Teaching and Teachers of Young Language Learners 181
14. 10 Assessing Additional Language Learning 202
15. 11 Learning Additional Language through Academic Content 226
16. 12 Future Directions for Research 251
17. References 271
18. Discussion Questions and Additional Readings 321
19. Index 337