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Author: Raffaella Palumbo

This author has written 23 articles
Read more about the article Why bilingual children need a supportive learning environment

Why bilingual children need a supportive learning environment

  • Post author:Raffaella Palumbo
  • Post published:1st February 2019
  • Post category:Second Language Acquisition

The research methods used The advances made in early childhood bilingual research lay in the research methods employed which vary considerably from the ones used at early stages. Indeed, most…

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Read more about the article Yes, children can learn two languages or more without problems

Yes, children can learn two languages or more without problems

  • Post author:Raffaella Palumbo
  • Post published:31st January 2019
  • Post category:Second Language Acquisition

The phonetic processing in infants Recently Petitto et al (2011) carried out a neuroimaging experiment to examine the phonetic processing in bilingual and monolingual babies. She divided the babies in…

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Read more about the article Is it cognitiveley burdensome for young children to learn two languages?

Is it cognitiveley burdensome for young children to learn two languages?

  • Post author:Raffaella Palumbo
  • Post published:31st January 2019
  • Post category:Second Language Acquisition

The complicated link between language and cognition One of the main issues in understanding dual language development in both simultaneous bilinguals and sequential learners is undoubtedly the complicated link between…

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Read more about the article Living abroad makes you a better person

Living abroad makes you a better person

  • Post author:Raffaella Palumbo
  • Post published:31st January 2019
  • Post category:Language and Culture

In contrast to the majority of early and some recent literature which see culture shock as a negative construct, a positive view is offered by Juffer (1987) who considers culture…

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Read more about the article Some reasons why bilinguals to have/not have accents

Some reasons why bilinguals to have/not have accents

  • Post author:Raffaella Palumbo
  • Post published:30th January 2019
  • Post category:Second Language Acquisition

Why individuals attain a different level of fluency when learning a foreign language? I bet many of you have wondered why most adults retain a native like accent when speaking…

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Read more about the article How you can practice speaking a foreign language?

How you can practice speaking a foreign language?

  • Post author:Raffaella Palumbo
  • Post published:30th January 2019
  • Post category:Second Language Acquisition

Is chatting in a foreign language the same of speaking face to face? There are a number of studies that empirically demonstrate that the CMC synchronous chatting modality provides the…

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Read more about the article What is Foreign language anxiety?

What is Foreign language anxiety?

  • Post author:Raffaella Palumbo
  • Post published:29th January 2019
  • Post category:Second Language Acquisition

Overcoming foreign language anxiety Many of you have certainly experienced discomfort when speaking a foreign language which was not acquired in early childhood. You might have thought it was related…

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Read more about the article Is there a critical period for second language acquisition?

Is there a critical period for second language acquisition?

  • Post author:Raffaella Palumbo
  • Post published:28th January 2019
  • Post category:Second Language Acquisition

What is the critical period for language development? Researchers generally agree children are better language learners than adults, read below to find out why. Not surprisingly, children are commonly believed…

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Read more about the article How to address people in Italian?

How to address people in Italian?

  • Post author:Raffaella Palumbo
  • Post published:28th January 2019
  • Post category:Language and Culture

Go beyond language, discover Italian cultural awareness.     Formal and informal ways to address people in Italian Before going into the Italian business meeting protocol, I would like to…

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Read more about the article Learning style and personality as predictor of language attainment in adults

Learning style and personality as predictor of language attainment in adults

  • Post author:Raffaella Palumbo
  • Post published:27th January 2019
  • Post category:Second Language Acquisition

Have you ever wondered if does exist a magic technique to learn a foreign language? Besides the factors already analysed, SLA research has also focused on the impact that an…

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Read more about the article Why are some adult foreign language learners more proficient than others?

Why are some adult foreign language learners more proficient than others?

  • Post author:Raffaella Palumbo
  • Post published:27th January 2019
  • Post category:Second Language Acquisition

FIRST LANGUAGE PREDICTOR IN ADULTS: LANGUAGE APTITUDE Past puberty our capacity to learn foreign languages decreases, but adults do not learn a second or additional language at the same pace.…

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Read more about the article Cultural values dimensions: a study case – British VS Italian culture

Cultural values dimensions: a study case – British VS Italian culture

  • Post author:Raffaella Palumbo
  • Post published:27th January 2019
  • Post category:Intercultural Communication/Language and Culture

A case of intercultural interaction   This essay analyses a case of intercultural interaction, the inefficiency of which, led a teaching agency located in Milan (Italy) to become insolvent. Section…

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