New Perspectives on Older Language Learners: A Mixed Methods Study on the Temporal Self of Young-Old EFL-Learners in Germany

Young-old learners are an underresearched group in foreign/second language research. The present mixed-methods study aims to provide a more differentiated view of this group in the context of lifelong learning and, more specifically, learning English as a foreign language. The author draws from concepts in gerontology, psychology, adult education, and foreign/second language research to investigate the L2-self-concepts of young-old language learners at Volkshochschulen in Germany.

© 2019 Narr Francke Attempto Verlag (E-bok): 9783823301639

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E-bok: 13. mai 2019