New Perspectives on Older Language Learners
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New Perspectives on Older Language Learners

A Mixed Methods Study on the Temporal Self of Young-Old EFL-Learners in Germany

  1. 276 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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New Perspectives on Older Language Learners

A Mixed Methods Study on the Temporal Self of Young-Old EFL-Learners in Germany

About this book

Young-old learners are an underresearched group in foreign/second language research. The present mixed-methods study aims to provide a more differentiated view of this group in the context of lifelong learning and, more specifically, learning English as a foreign language. The author draws from concepts in gerontology, psychology, adult education, and foreign/second language research to investigate the L2-self-concepts of young-old language learners at Volkshochschulen in Germany.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Titel
  3. Impressum
  4. Inhaltsverzeichnis
  5. Statement of Academic Conduct
  6. Abstract
  7. List of Abbreviations
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. 1. Introduction
  10. 2. Who are the Young-Old?
  11. 3. Self-Concept, Its Temporal Facets, and Foreign Language Learners
  12. 4. Methodology, Research Design, and Research Context
  13. 5. Numbers: The Survey
  14. 6. Words: The Interviews
  15. 7. Numbers and Words: Merging QUAN and QUAL Strands
  16. 8. Conclusion
  17. Works Cited
  18. Appendix A: Questionnaire
  19. Appendix B: Letters to Heads of Language Departments
  20. Appendix C: Letter to vhs Centre Language Instructors
  21. Appendix D: Interview Questions
  22. Appendix E: Informed Consent – Interviews
  23. Appendix F: Sample Learning Biographies
  24. Appendix G: Transcription Rules
  25. Appendix H: Interview Summaries
  26. Fußnoten