Young Learners' Oracy Acquisition and Development in International Foreign Language Learning Contexts...

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Dimitra Karoulla-Vrikki Lucilla Lopriore

Young Learners' Oracy Acquisition and Development in International Foreign Language Learning Contexts

Dimitra Karoulla-Vrikki, Lucilla Lopriore

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Multilingual Matters
11 February 2025

Language teaching theory & methods; Speaking & pronunciation skills; Listening skills; Primary & middle schools

Series: Early Language Learning in School Contexts

This volume presents research on oracy development in early language learning, with a particular focus on the pedagogical implications for growingly plurilingual classrooms. The chapters offer empirical results from diverse international contexts which reveal common and differing experiences of teaching methodologies and assessment practices, learners’ attitudes and motivation, and young learners’ skill development processes. Together they explore the effects of language policy, collaborative learning and teacher intervention on the development of children’s listening and speaking skills in a second or foreign language. The book will be of interest to researchers in early second language acquisition as well as students on EFL, TESOL and ESL courses. It will be particularly useful to pre-primary and primary teachers in multilingual classrooms and can be used in teacher education and professional development programmes to promote reflection on current teaching practices.

Edited by: Dimitra Karoulla-Vrikki, Lucilla Lopriore
Imprint: Multilingual Matters
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 550g
ISBN: 9781800413665
ISBN 10: 1800413661
Series: Early Language Learning in School Contexts
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 11 February 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dimitra Karoulla-Vrikki is Associate Professor of Linguistics at European University Cyprus. Her research investigates language policy and planning, English as a medium of instruction in higher education, early foreign language learning, government translation and interpretation, and the linguistic landscape in Cyprus. Lucilla Lopriore is a teacher and teacher educator and was Professor of English Linguistics at Roma Tre University, Italy until 2022. She has led Italian research teams in international projects including ELLiE, ENRICH and the 1999 Italian National Survey of young learners’ FL achievement. Her research includes CLIL, early foreign language acquisition, ELF, language policy and plurilingualism.

Reviews for Young Learners' Oracy Acquisition and Development in International Foreign Language Learning Contexts

This timely volume addresses the development of oracy in young learners, emphasizing the need to support speaking and listening skills in the classroom. Insightful and informative, it provides practical strategies and valuable guidance for educators aiming to enhance students' communication skills, while also offering implications for teacher training and suggestions for future research. * Carmen Muñoz, University of Barcelona, Spain * Oral language skills are a crucial predictor of children’s success in language and literacy, ultimately leading to academic achievement. Therefore, it is with great enthusiasm that we welcome this new edited volume, which offers a wealth of compelling discussions on the development of speaking skills in children learning a foreign language, making it an indispensable resource. * Victoria A. Murphy, University of Oxford, UK * This volume considers FL oracy development of YLs from several novel perspectives. It also offers insights into how different teaching approaches may cater for the new needs of YLs in today’s increasingly multilingual classrooms, and how teachers can best face the emerging new challenges. Innovative research methodologies and thought-provoking theoretical discussions add extra value to the included chapters. * Jelena Mihaljević Djigunović, Zagreb, Croatia *