{"product_id":"early-incidental-second-language-acquisition-through-cartoons","title":"Early Incidental Second Language Acquisition through Cartoons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis fascinating open access study explains and describes the process by which young children can acquire a second language incidentally, via joyful and regular exposure to animated cartoons. \u003c\/b\u003eThis multi-year activity can replicate some aspects of the mother-tongue acquisition process, especially when supported by a co-viewing caregiver.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRosalia Di Nisio emphasises two important elements in the acquisition process: the mediation of co-viewing adults as a motivating factor, and the multimodal nature of cartoons as a facilitator of extensive comprehension through sounds and images. She gives evidence to this multimodality by first focusing on the ‘dual coding’ interaction between cartoons’ verbal and non-verbal dimensions, then broadening her analysis to a more complex meaning-making discourse. Combining cognitive, relational and language perspectives, Di Nisio also demonstrates the near-native language acquisition phases: singing and acting out, which mark the baby’s involvement accompanied by a caregiver; the silent, but fertile phase, during which listening skills reach surprising levels; speech development, which is prompted by opportunities to interact with a native speaker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderpinned by foundational theory from cognitive psychology, multimodality and applied linguistics, this is an essential study of a fertile but overlooked mode of language acquisition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56643444113752,"sku":"9781350513792","price":102.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350513792.jpg?v=1778316338","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/early-incidental-second-language-acquisition-through-cartoons","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}