Second Language Learning Processes in Lower Primary Children

Magdalena Szpotowicz

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Uniwersytet Warszawski

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2007

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239

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ONIX MARC21

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Szpotowicz, Magdalena. Second Language Learning Processes in Lower Primary Children. Red. . Warszawa: Uniwersytet Warszawski, 2007, 239 s. ISBN 978-83-235-1604-0

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Szpotowicz, Magdalena. Second Language Learning Processes in Lower Primary Children [baza danych online] Warszawa: Uniwersytet Warszawski, 2007 [dostęp: 25 08 2024]. Dostęp w Ibuk Libra: https://libra.ibuk.pl/reader/second-language-learning-processes-in-lower-primary-children-magdalena-szpotowicz-168435.

educational systems, second language learning processes, lower primary children, intelligence in learning processes, memory in learning processes, perception in learning prosesses, child development, interlanguage theory

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ISBN/ISSN:

978-83-235-1604-0

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Uniwersytet Warszawski

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2007

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239

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List of Tables10
List of Figures12
Acknowledgements14
Introduction15
PART ONE: COGNITIVE, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND LINGUISTIC DEVELOPMENT18
Chapter 1: Human learning20
1 Approaches to learning20
2 The role of intelligence in learning processes22
2.1 Defining intelligence22
2.2 Intelligence testing23
2.3 Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children24
3 The role of memory in learning processes27
3.1 Sensory, short-term and long-term memory28
3.2 Memory strategies29
3.3 Study strategies30
3.4 Metamemory31
3.5 Recall and recognition31
3.6 Pictorial and verbal encoding: single versus dual memory models32
4 Cognitive styles and learning styles33
5 The role of perception in learning processes39
Chapter 2: Child development and learning processes in children42
1 Historical foundations43
2 Theories of child development47
2.1 Piaget’s cognitive-developmental psychology47
2.2 Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory49
2.3 Information processing50
2.4 Bruner’s theory51
2.5 Feuerstein’s theory52
2.6 Ecological systems theory53
3 Child development and the educational system54
3.1 Early school years54
3.2 Gesell’s age group characteristics55
3.3 Cognitive development – the period of concrete operations57
3.4 Play as development57
Chapter 3: First language acquisition60
1 The history of child language studies60
2 First language learning theories63
3 Acquisition of phonology66
4 The mental lexicon67
5 Acquisition of the lexicon69
6 Acquisition of syntax73
Chapter 4: Second and foreign language acquisition 75
1 Theories of second language acquisition75
1.1 Krashen’s Monitor Model77
1.2 Interlanguage theory80
1.3 Linguistic universals81
1.4 Cognitive theory83
2 Factors influencing second language acquisition84
2.1 Motivation84
2.2 Aptitude and intelligence86
2.3 The age factor88
3 The comparison of first and second language learning93
Chapter 5: Vocabulary in second and foreign language acquisition97
1 Vocabulary processing – the bilingual lexicon99
2 Aspects of knowing a word99
3 Word difficulty102
4 The role of memory in vocabulary acquisition103
5 Vocabulary learning strategies104
6 Teaching second language vocabulary107
6.1 Enhancing comprehension108
6.2 Enhancing production109
7 Assessing vocabulary knowledge111
8 Children’s vocabulary learning and teaching113
PART TWO: RESEARCH ON VOCABULARY RECOGNITION AND RECALL IN CHILDREN AGED 7–8118
Chapter 6: Methodology of research on language learning and teaching120
1 An overview120
1.1 Defining research120
1.2 Research traditions121
2 Research methods126
2.1 Case studies127
2.2 Triangulation128
2.3 Quasi-experimental methods129
3 Ethical problems in educational research130
4 Methods used in research projects in the primary context132
Chapter 7: Research design134
1 Research aims134
2 Research variables and research questions134
3 Research design and organization135
4 Sample136
5 Research instruments137
Chapter 8: A qualitative research project on vocabulary recognition and recall in children aged 7–8139
1 Research subjects139
1.1 Syllabus140
1.2 Additional teaching materials141
1.3 Learning progress142
2 Methods, Procedures and Materials144
2.1 Method144
2.2 Procedure145
3 Research instruments147
2.3 Materials147
4 Case studies149
4.1 Case study A151
4.2 Case study B156
4.3 Case study C160
4.4 Case study D165
4.5 Case study E169
4.6 Case study F172
4.7 Case study G176
4.8 Case study H180
5 Factors influencing subjects’ lexical attainment183
5.1 Linguistic factors185
5.2 Psychological factors199
5.3 Conclusions from the qualitative research project for the quantitative research Project201
Chapter 9: A quantitative research project on vocabulary recognition and recall in children aged 7–8203
1 Introduction203
2 Research sample203
3 Research method204
4 Research instruments205
5 Quantitative results in the researcher’s perspective205
5.1 Research question number 1205
5.2 Research question number 2207
5.3 Research question number 3209
6 Correlation analysis of lexical test results and factors observed by the teacher211
7 Teacher variable213
8 Discussion215
Conclusions and implications for teaching English to young learners217
Bibliography221
Subject index235
Selected author’s index239