{"product_id":"third-age-learners-of-foreign-languages-9781783099405","title":"Third Age Learners of Foreign Languages","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople are increasingly reaching the so-called third age, a period when seniors search for a renewed purpose to life and spend time undertaking activities that they consider motivating, such as the learning of a foreign language. The study of language learning among aging populations has become a fast-growing area of research and this book is one of the first attempts to bring together what we know about this age group and their profiles as foreign language learners. Contributors to the volume discuss the issue from various psychological, neurological and pedagogical perspectives. Each of the chapters provides an updated theoretical background and offers some initial conclusions on the basis of original empirical studies carried out. Chapters challenge certain familiar preconceptions and assumptions about senior learners, offer the reader ideas for future research in this under-studied area and provide some practical advice for applying the proposals and solutions offered in real foreign language third-age classrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanuta Gabryś-Barker’s edited anthology reinforces Mark Twain’s claim that “age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” It inspires third age learners to take up the language learning gauntlet and reinforces the notion that one is never too old to learn something new!\u003c\/p\u003e * Tammy Gregersen, University of Northern Iowa, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an excellent contribution to challenge the quality of foreign language (FL) learning\/teaching approaches offered in a broad spectrum of educational programmes for senior citizens. Its rich, extremely useful and multidisciplinary content provides important insights into older learners’ profiles, shows the added value of FL learning, and highlights the need for trained instructors. It is a mandatory book for senior FL education and a perfect guidebook to improve self-awareness of those experiencing ageing processes.\u003c\/p\u003e * Maria da Graça Pinto, University of Porto, Portugal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanuta Gabryś-Barker has made an important contribution to TESOL with her edited volume on language teaching and the third-age learner...this collection provides an excellent and timely overview of the current state of knowledge on issues related to the process of third-age language learning.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Dorota Werbińska, Pomeranian University in Słupsk, Poland * SSLLT 8 (4) 2018 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanuta Gabryś-Barker: Introduction: The Background\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePart 1. Foreign Language Learning in the Third Age\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRebecca Oxford: A Developmental Perspective on Third-Age Learning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Singleton: Really Late Learners: Some Research Contexts and Some Practical Hints\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Green: The Interactional Challenge: L2 Learning and Use in The Third Age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaria Kliesch, Nathalie Giroud, Simone E. Pfenninger, Martin Meyer: Research On Second Language Acquisition in Old Adulthood: What We Have and What We Need\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMirosław Pawlak, Marek Derenowski, Anna Mystkowska-Wiertelak: The Use of Indirect Language Learning Strategies by Third Age Learners: Insights from a Questionnaire Study\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonika Grotek , Agnieszka Ślęzak-Świat: Balance and Coordination Vs Reading Comprehension in L2 in Late Adulthood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEwa Piechurska - Kuciel , Magdalena Szyszka: Compensatory Strategies in Senior Foreign Language Students\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 2. Foreign Language Pedagogy in The Third Age\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonika Grotek: Student Needs and Expectations Concerning Foreign Language Teachers in the Universities of the Third Age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarek Derenowski: Identifying the Characteristics of Foreign Language Teachers Who Work With Senior Learners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnna Niżegorodcew: Teaching English to Senior Students in the Eyes of Teacher Trainees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnna Pot, Merel Keijzer\u003csup\u003e,\u003c\/sup\u003e, Kees De Bot: Enhancing Language Awareness In Migrants’ Third Age To Promote Wellbeing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eDanuta Gabryś-Barker: Concluding Comments and a Way Forward\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Channel View Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042255896919,"sku":"9781783099405","price":89.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781783099405.jpg?v=1750953647","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/third-age-learners-of-foreign-languages-9781783099405","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}