SECOND LANGUAGE VOCABULARY ACQUISITION IN CHILDREN: A DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE Cover Image

SECOND LANGUAGE VOCABULARY ACQUISITION IN CHILDREN: A DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE
SECOND LANGUAGE VOCABULARY ACQUISITION IN CHILDREN: A DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE

Author(s): Dacian Dorin Dolean
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: second language; vocabulary acquisition; phonemic awareness; incidental learning; language immersion.

Summary/Abstract: Second language acquisition is an extensively researched topic that gained much recognition in the past three decades. The number of empirical studies conducted on this topic by researchers in the fields of neurolinguistics and psychology surged, and their contribution to existing and emerging theoretical models helped gain a deeper understanding of the linguistic processes underlying second language acquisition. This paper aims to provide a brief review of the major empirical studies and theoretical models concerning second language vocabulary acquisition in children, and to emphasize on its methodological advantages and limitations.

  • Issue Year: 58/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 129-136
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English