Young Learners’ Oracy Acquisition and Development in International Foreign Language Learning Contexts

This book presents international research on oracy development in early language learning, focusing on the pedagogical implications for plurilingual classrooms. It explores the effects of language policy, collaborative learning and teacher intervention on speaking and listening skills in early foreign language and second language classrooms.

Dimitra Karoulla-Vrikki is Associate Professor of Linguistics at European University Cyprus. Her research investigates language policy and planning, English as a medium of instruction in higher education, government translation and interpretation, and the linguistic landscape in Cyprus.

Lucilla Lopriore is a teacher, teacher educator and former Professor of English Linguistics at Roma Tre University, Italy. She has led Italian research teams in international projects including ELLiE, ENRICH and the 1999 Italian National Survey of young learners’ FL achievement. Her research includes CLIL, early language acquisition, ELF, language policy and plurilingualism.