Proficiency Predictors in Sequential Bilinguals
The Proficiency Puzzle
Published on 31. July 2019
978-1-108-62474-9 (ISBN)
Description
This Element provides an overview of research considering variables deemed to impact bilingual language acquisition, and highlights research outcomes from a variety of disciplines. An exploratory study takes into account these variables and examines the language acquisition of adult Spanish-English bilinguals across a range of domains in their two languages. The results demonstrate that the highly interactive nature of bilingual speakers' languages is in line with a holistic view of the dynamic, interdependent nature of bilingualism as described by usage-based theories and dynamic systems theories, and by the conceptualization of bilingual language from a Dynamic Interactive Processing Perspective.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Worked examples or Exercises; 16 Tables, unspecified; 1 Line drawings, unspecified
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0,00 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-108-62474-9 (9781108624749)
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Lynette Austin | Arturo E. Hernandez | John W. Schwieter
Proficiency Predictors in Sequential Bilinguals
The Proficiency Puzzle
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04/2019
Cambridge University Press
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Content
1. What are the key concepts?; 2. What are the main branches of research?; 3. What are the key readings?; 4. What are the new avenues for research?; 5. What are the implications for SLA, bilingualism, and pedagody?; 6. Conclusion: moving away from a deficiency view of bilingual language skills.
