Second Language Acquisition in Childhood

First published in 1987. Throughout human history, learning a second language has been an important part of the educational process. From ancient times to the present, school children have had to struggle to learn a second language (and in many cases third and fourth languages). To be educated meant to know a language other than the language of one's family and community. The contemporary American educational system is one of the few in recorded history that allows its products to remain monolingual.

Adlai Stevenson College University of California, Santa Cruz

Chapter 1 Second-Language Teaching and Learning; Chapter 2 Second-Language Education: International Contexts; Chapter 3 Second-Language Education: The Canadian Experience; Chapter 4 Second-Language Education: The United States; Chapter 5 Instructional Practices; Chapter 6 Classroom Organization and Interaction Patterns; Chapter 7 Individual Difference Variables; Chapter 8 Social Factors; Chapter 9 Assessment; Chapter 10 Evaluation; Chapter 11 Conclusion; References Author Index; subject Index;