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Learning in the third age - Coggle Diagram
Learning in the third age
Methods
laboratory studies
compare young vs adult learners
qualitative interviews and
surveys
biological age, previous ll experience
case study
Intro
FLL
different skills, retirement, mobility.
bilingual advantage
monolinguals learn faster at first
Socio-affective aspects of L2 acquisition in the
third age
the impact of ageist views and social stereotypes
the elderly has been found to lead to self-defeating
preconceptions among older learners regarding learning
cognitive fitness
FL development
effect of motivation in older adults
L2 progress
modulate attentional functions
sentence comprehension
EEG recordings of brain activity taken while participants read or listen to language
cognitive capacities of older learners: high cognitive
demand leads to exhaustion
Bilingual advantage
more efficient
general lg profiency
shifting
literacy skills
monitoring
Cox: analysis of differential effects of computer-mediated
instruction in 45 older adults
Tasks
C-Test to assess grammatical
production skills
spelling or phonological error
dementia
Data collection
at the beginning of the course (T1)
after two weeks (T2)
administered before and after each class.
at the end (T3)
based on
different PC-skills among older learners.
questionnaire with 27 open-ended items
one closed ended item and one question that required drawing
Data analysis
inductive, bottom up approach
Results
Difference from the unilateral test lvl
monolinguals learn faster at the beginning
bilinguals faster progress
the C-test, there was no significant growth
significant gains on the Stroop test
developed personal goals, self confidence, motivation, travelling, new ideas, communicating w/ other
significant improvement
in a range of linguistic, cognitive and socio-affective tasks as a function of a four-week intensive English course