Linguistic awareness in multilinguals : English as a third language / Ulrike Jessner.

This book discusses cognitive and psycholinguistic aspects of third language acquisition and trilingualism, and explores the key role of linguistic awareness in multilingual proficiency and language learning. In view of the widespread acquisition of English by those who are already bilingual or are...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Jessner, Ulrike
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2006.
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Table of Contents:
  • List of figures and tables; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introductory remarks; CHAPTER 1 Multilingualism with English; CHAPTER 2 Learning and using a third language; CHAPTER 3 On the nature of linguistic awareness; CHAPTER 4 Exploring linguistic awareness in third language use; CHAPTER 5 Crystallizing linguistic awareness in multilingual education; CHAPTER 6 Envoi; References; Index.