Current Status of Research on Second-Language Learning in Children.

McLaughlin, Barry

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ERIC Number: EJ264963

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982

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Current Status of Research on Second-Language Learning in Children.

McLaughlin, Barry

Human Development, v25 n3 p215-22 May-Jun 1982

Argues that recent emphasis in second-language research has been on the communication situation of the language learner and on the features of input and individual differences in learning style that affect how the interlanguage develops. Suggests that research is needed on the interaction of situational and personal variables. (MP)

Descriptors: Children, Language Acquisition, Literature Reviews, Research Needs, Research Problems, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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