On Reading in Trilingual Learners: Conceptual, Educational and Pedagogical Arenas

ISBN-13: 9783631901366 / Angielski

Jolanta Szpyra-Kozlowska; Izabela Olszak

Opis

The book aims at determining the notion of reading in trilingual learning environments, its external and internal factors as well as presenting the main characteristics of trilingual students.

Spis treści

1. Introduction - 2. Multilingualism in Education - 3. Reading in Trilingual Classrooms - 4. Reading Comprehension Strategies in Trilingual Learners - 5. Application of Reading Strategies in Trilingual Learners - 6. Conclusions

O autorze

Izabela Olszak, Ph.D., a research assistant at the Department of Applied Linguistics at the John Paul II University of Lublin, Poland. She specialises in linguistics and foreign language teaching methodology. Since 2005 she has worked as an EFL/EAP/ESP teacher in various educational establishments. Her conference presentations, papers and book chapters concentrate around foreign language acquisition, developing language skills in teaching bilingual and trilingual learners as well as psychological factors determining foreign language acquisition.