Third Age Learners of Foreign Languages

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





Rebecca Oxford: A Developmental Perspective on Third-Age Learning
David Singleton: Really Late Learners: Some Research Contexts and Some Practical Hints
David Green: The Interactional Challenge: L2 Learning and Use in The Third Age
Maria Kliesch, Nathalie Giroud, Simone E. Pfenninger, Martin Meyer: Research On Second Language Acquisition in Old Adulthood: What We Have and What We Need
Mirosław Pawlak, Marek Derenowski, Anna Mystkowska-Wiertelak: The Use of Indirect Language Learning Strategies by Third Age Learners: Insights from a Questionnaire Study
Monika Grotek , Agnieszka Ślęzak-Świat: Balance and Coordination Vs Reading Comprehension in L2 in Late Adulthood
Ewa Piechurska - Kuciel , Magdalena Szyszka: Compensatory Strategies in Senior Foreign Language Students


Part 2. Foreign Language Pedagogy in The Third Age





Monika Grotek: Student Needs and Expectations Concerning Foreign Language Teachers in the Universities of the Third Age
Marek Derenowski: Identifying the Characteristics of Foreign Language Teachers Who Work With Senior Learners
Anna Niżegorodcew: Teaching English to Senior Students in the Eyes of Teacher Trainees
Anna Pot, Merel Keijzer,, Kees De Bot: Enhancing Language Awareness In Migrants’ Third Age To Promote Wellbeing

Danuta Gabryś-Barker: Concluding Comments and a Way Forward