Third Age Learners of Foreign Languages (eBook)

lt;p>Danuta Gabryś-Barker is Professor of English at the University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, where she lectures and supervises MA and PhD theses in applied linguistics and psycholinguistics, with a particular focus on second language acquisition and multilingualism. She has published numerous articles and books including The Affective Dimension in Second Language Acquisition (co-edited with Joanna Bielska, 2013) and Morphosyntactic Issues in Second Language Acquisition (2008).

Danuta Gabryś-Barker: Introduction: The Background

Part 1. Foreign Language Learning in the Third Age

1. Rebecca Oxford: A Developmental Perspective on Third-Age Learning


2. David Singleton: Really Late Learners: Some Research Contexts and Some Practical Hints


3. David Green: The Interactional Challenge: L2 Learning and Use in The Third Age


4. Maria Kliesch, Nathalie Giroud, Simone E. Pfenninger, Martin Meyer: Research On Second Language Acquisition in Old Adulthood: What We Have and What We Need


5. Mirosław Pawlak, Marek Derenowski, Anna Mystkowska-Wiertelak: The Use of Indirect Language Learning Strategies by Third Age Learners: Insights from a Questionnaire Study


6. Monika Grotek , Agnieszka Ślęzak-Świat: Balance and Coordination Vs Reading Comprehension in L2 in Late Adulthood


7. Ewa Piechurska - Kuciel , Magdalena Szyszka: Compensatory Strategies in Senior Foreign Language Students

Part 2. Foreign Language Pedagogy in The Third Age

8. Monika Grotek: Student Needs and Expectations Concerning Foreign Language Teachers in the Universities of the Third Age


9. Marek Derenowski: Identifying the Characteristics of Foreign Language Teachers Who Work With Senior Learners


10. Anna Niżegorodcew: Teaching English to Senior Students in the Eyes of Teacher Trainees


11. Anna Pot, Merel Keijzer^,, Kees De Bot: Enhancing Language Awareness In Migrants’ Third Age To Promote Wellbeing


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    Danuta Gabryś-Barker: Concluding Comments and a Way Forward