A Study of the Cognitive, Affective and Socio-economic Factors Influencing Second-Language Acquisition.

Autor/in	Burstall, Clare
Titel	A Study of the Cognitive, Affective and Socio-economic Factors Influencing Second-Language Acquisition.
Quelle	(1972), (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Educational Experiments; Educational Improvement; Educational Objectives; Educational Philosophy; Elementary Schools; FLES; Language Instruction; Language Programs; Modern Languages; School Surveys; Second Language Programs; Social Attitudes; Social Differences; Socioeconomic Influences; United Kingdom (Great Britain) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Schulversuch; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Gegenwartssprache; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Sozialer Unterschied; Sozioökonomischer Faktor
Abstract	Factors which influence the acquisition of a second language within the framework of the British educational system are examined in this study. An ongoing, 10-year, language experiment (1964-74) involving 18,000 students ranging in age from 8 to 13, concentrates on determining the desirability and practicability of starting modern language programs in the elementary schools of England. Principal objectives of the experiment examined in this report include: (1) evaluation of the effect of the introduction of French at the primary level on achievement in other areas of the curriculum, (2) assessment over a period of years of the level of achievement in French of the pupils involved in the experiment, (3) evaluation of the influence of socio-economic and attitudinal factors on the acquisition of a second language, and (4) investigation of the organizational and pedagogical problems posed by the introduction of second-language teaching at the primary school. (RL)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC