Second language acquisition abroad [ the LDS missionary experience
This volume brings together for the first time a collection of studies devoted to missionary language learning and retention. Introductory chapters provide historical perspectives on this population and on language teaching philosophy and practice in the LDS tradition. The empirical studies which fo...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam, Netherlands :
John Benjamins Publishing Company ,
c2012
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| Series: | Studies in bilingualism
v. 45 |
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| Summary: | This volume brings together for the first time a collection of studies devoted to missionary language learning and retention. Introductory chapters provide historical perspectives on this population and on language teaching philosophy and practice in the LDS tradition. The empirical studies which follow are divided into two sections, the first examining mission language acquisition by English-speaking missionaries abroad, the second focusing on post-mission language attrition. These chapters by internationally known scholars offer cutting-edge research using a number of different target langua |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 268 p.) : ill |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9027241864 9027281661 (e-book) 9789027241863 9789027281661 (e-book) |