Early Language Learning: Complexity and Mixed Methods

This is the first collection of research studies to explore the potential for mixed methods to shed light on foreign or second language learning by young learners in instructed contexts. It brings together recent studies undertaken in Cameroon, China, Croatia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania and the UK. Themes include English as an additional language, English as a second or foreign language, French as a modern foreign language, medium of instruction controversies and content and language integrated learning (CLIL). The volume reviews the choice of research methodologies for early language learning research in schools with a particular focus on mixed methods and proposes that in the multidisciplinary context of early language learning this paradigm allows for a more comprehensive understanding of the evidence than other approaches might provide. The collection will be of interest to in-service and trainee teachers of young language learners, graduate students in the field of TESOL and early language learning, teacher educators, researchers and policymakers.

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1 - Introduction: Mixed Methods in Early Language Learning Research – Examining Complexity
pp 1-6
- By Eva Lindgren, Janet Enever
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Part 1 - Overviews of Research Findings
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2 - Early Language Learning in Complex Linguistic Settings: Insights from Africa
pp 9-23
- By Agatha J. Van Ginkel
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3 - Considering the Complexities of Teaching Intercultural Understanding in Foreign Languages
pp 24-40
- By Patricia Driscoll
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4 - Literacy Development in Children with English as an Additional Language (EAL)
pp 41-62
- By Victoria A. Murphy
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Part 2 - Empirical Studies Using Mixed Methods
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5 - Verbal Working Memory and Foreign Language Learning in English Primary Schools: Implications for Teaching and Learning
pp 65-84
- By Alison Porter
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6 - Piecing Together the Jigsaw: Understanding Motivations of English Learners in Chinese Primary School through a Questionnaire and Elicited Metaphor Analysis
pp 85-107
- By Jiang Changsheng, Zhang Jie, Liang Xiaohua, Yuan Yuan, Xie Qun
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7 - Codeswitching Your Way to Language Learning? Receptive Codeswitching with Digital Storybooks in Early Language Learning
pp 108-126
- By Judith Buendgens-Kosten, Ilonca Hardy, Daniela Elsner
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8 - Individual Differences and English L2 Learning in Two Primary Classrooms in France
pp 127-144
- By Heather Hilton
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9 - Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL): A Panacea for Young English Language Learners?
pp 145-164
- By Karmen Pižorn
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Part 3 - Longitudinal Perspectives Using Mixed Methods
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10 - The Dynamics of Motivation Development among Young Learners of English in China
pp 167-185
- By Yuko Goto Butler
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11 - Young Italian Learners’ Foreign Language Development: A Longitudinal Perspective
pp 186-200
- By Lucilla Lopriore
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12 - Employing Mixed Methods for the Construction of Thick Descriptions of Early Language Learning
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- By Eva Lindgren, Janet Enever
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13 - Developmental Aspects of Early EFL Learning
pp 222-246
- By Jelena Mihaljević Djigunović
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Part 4 - Evaluating Early Language Learning Programmes
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14 - Child EFL Interaction: Age, Instructional Setting and Development
pp 249-268
- By María Del Pilar García Mayo, Ainara Imaz Agirre
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15 - Evaluating the Educational Outcomes of an Early Foreign Language Programme: The Design of an Impact Study for the Primary English Programme in Mexico
pp 269-288
- By Peter Sayer, Ruth Ban, Magdalena López De Anda
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16 - The Development of a Curriculum-Based C-Test for Young EFL Learners
pp 289-304
- By Raphaela Porsch, Eva Wilden
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17 - Mixed Methods in Early Language Learning Research
pp 305-314
- By Janet Enever, Eva Lindgren
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Figures and Tables
pp vii-x

Contributors
pp xi-xvi

1 - Introduction: Mixed Methods in Early Language Learning Research – Examining Complexity
pp 1-6

Part 1 - Overviews of Research Findings
pp 7-8

2 - Early Language Learning in Complex Linguistic Settings: Insights from Africa
pp 9-23

3 - Considering the Complexities of Teaching Intercultural Understanding in Foreign Languages
pp 24-40

4 - Literacy Development in Children with English as an Additional Language (EAL)
pp 41-62

Part 2 - Empirical Studies Using Mixed Methods
pp 63-64

5 - Verbal Working Memory and Foreign Language Learning in English Primary Schools: Implications for Teaching and Learning
pp 65-84

6 - Piecing Together the Jigsaw: Understanding Motivations of English Learners in Chinese Primary School through a Questionnaire and Elicited Metaphor Analysis
pp 85-107

7 - Codeswitching Your Way to Language Learning? Receptive Codeswitching with Digital Storybooks in Early Language Learning
pp 108-126

8 - Individual Differences and English L2 Learning in Two Primary Classrooms in France
pp 127-144

9 - Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL): A Panacea for Young English Language Learners?
pp 145-164

Part 3 - Longitudinal Perspectives Using Mixed Methods
pp 165-166

10 - The Dynamics of Motivation Development among Young Learners of English in China
pp 167-185

11 - Young Italian Learners’ Foreign Language Development: A Longitudinal Perspective
pp 186-200

12 - Employing Mixed Methods for the Construction of Thick Descriptions of Early Language Learning
pp 201-221

13 - Developmental Aspects of Early EFL Learning
pp 222-246

Part 4 - Evaluating Early Language Learning Programmes
pp 247-248

14 - Child EFL Interaction: Age, Instructional Setting and Development
pp 249-268

15 - Evaluating the Educational Outcomes of an Early Foreign Language Programme: The Design of an Impact Study for the Primary English Programme in Mexico
pp 269-288

16 - The Development of a Curriculum-Based C-Test for Young EFL Learners
pp 289-304

17 - Mixed Methods in Early Language Learning Research
pp 305-314

Index
pp 315-316

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