Early Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: Evidence Versus Wishful Thinking

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Early Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

Evidence Versus Wishful Thinking

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Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2025

About this book

The chapters in this book bring together key figures and fresh voices from the field of teaching modern foreign languages (MFL) to young children to present a state-of-the-art volume on the topic. The authors address key questions about young learner MFL development and capture the reality of such development in the context of a globalized world.

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Frontmatter
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Dedication
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Contents
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Contributors
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Acknowledgements
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Enriching the Tapestry of Early Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: A Preface
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Stela Letica Krevelj and Marianne Nikolov

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1 Learners can be Applied to Children, Teachers and all Stakeholders
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Richard Johnstone and Marianne Nikolov

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2 On How One Would Teach English to a Dalmatian Dog
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Jelena Mihaljević Djigunović and Stela Letica Krevelj

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3 Innovations in Research On and With Young Learners
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Annamaria Pinter

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4 The Use of Verbal Report to Describe Strategies Used by Young Language Learners
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Andrew D. Cohen

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5 Verbal Reports as an Instructional Tool for Young Second Language Learners: An Intervention Study
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Yuko Goto Butler

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6 Upper Primary School Learners’ Interaction in Face-to-Face and Instant Messaging Modalities: A Focus on Metatask and Metalanguage Episodes
80
Anna Vallbona and Elsa Tragant

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7 Translanguaging and Meaning Making in Young Learners’ EFL Classes in Israel
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Rivi Carmel and Marianne Nikolov

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8 Young Learners’ L2 Vocabulary Acquisition Through Extensive Viewing
114
Carmen Muñoz, Daniela Avello and Geòrgia Pujadas

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9 Culture-Related Vocabulary in Textbooks for Young Learners of English
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Gloria Vickov and Eva Jakupčević

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10 Natural Semantic Metalanguage: A Bridge Between Languages in the Multilingual Classroom
150
Katalin Fenyvesi and Pia Suk Jensen

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11 Early Language Oracy Development: Challenges from Research in Multilingual Contexts
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Lucilla Lopriore

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12 Children’s Voices on Starting English at the Primary vs. Pre-Primary Level
184
Mirna Erk

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13 ‘Why Do You Learn Spanish?’ ‘To Play in La Liga’: Attitudes and Motivation of Young Learners of Spanish in Croatia
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Andrea-Beata Jelić

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14 ‘I Didn’t Know Such a Thing Existed’: Young Adults’ Early Encounters with Literature and the Meanings They Attach to Them
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Réka Lugossy

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15 Looking Back to Look Forward: Approaches to Young Foreign Language Learners’ Assessment in Croatia
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Vesna Bagarić Medve and Višnja Pavičić Takač

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16 EFL Teachers’ Perspectives on and Practices in Assessing Young Learners in Serbia
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Vera Savić and Danijela Prošić-Santovac

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17 The Role of Aptitude in Young Learners’ Success: Domain-General or Domain-Specific Analytic Abilities?
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Jasenka Čengić

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18 Primary School L2 Learning: The General Empirical Picture and Specific Policy Issues in the Irish Context
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Colin J. Flynn and David Singleton

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19 A Case Study on Family Language Policy of China in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area
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Jing Peng, Jing Peng and Xuan Huang

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Index
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October 11, 2024

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https://doi.org/10.21832/9781800418707

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Keywords for this book

Bilingualism & multilingualism; LANGUAGE TEACHING & LEARNING (OTHER THAN ELT); Sociolinguistics

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For universities and colleges of further and higher education

Multilingual Matters

Early Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

Overview

About this book

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Dedication

Contents

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Enriching the Tapestry of Early Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: A Preface

1 Learners can be Applied to Children, Teachers and all Stakeholders

2 On How One Would Teach English to a Dalmatian Dog

3 Innovations in Research On and With Young Learners

4 The Use of Verbal Report to Describe Strategies Used by Young Language Learners

5 Verbal Reports as an Instructional Tool for Young Second Language Learners: An Intervention Study

6 Upper Primary School Learners’ Interaction in Face-to-Face and Instant Messaging Modalities: A Focus on Metatask and Metalanguage Episodes

7 Translanguaging and Meaning Making in Young Learners’ EFL Classes in Israel

8 Young Learners’ L2 Vocabulary Acquisition Through Extensive Viewing

9 Culture-Related Vocabulary in Textbooks for Young Learners of English

10 Natural Semantic Metalanguage: A Bridge Between Languages in the Multilingual Classroom

11 Early Language Oracy Development: Challenges from Research in Multilingual Contexts

12 Children’s Voices on Starting English at the Primary vs. Pre-Primary Level

13 ‘Why Do You Learn Spanish?’ ‘To Play in La Liga’: Attitudes and Motivation of Young Learners of Spanish in Croatia

14 ‘I Didn’t Know Such a Thing Existed’: Young Adults’ Early Encounters with Literature and the Meanings They Attach to Them

15 Looking Back to Look Forward: Approaches to Young Foreign Language Learners’ Assessment in Croatia

16 EFL Teachers’ Perspectives on and Practices in Assessing Young Learners in Serbia

17 The Role of Aptitude in Young Learners’ Success: Domain-General or Domain-Specific Analytic Abilities?

18 Primary School L2 Learning: The General Empirical Picture and Specific Policy Issues in the Irish Context

19 A Case Study on Family Language Policy of China in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area

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