Consolidação da aprendizagem de uma língua estrangeira

Abstract

This study focuses on the process of acquisiton of a Foreign Language, in this case the English Language, and on its connection with the acquisition of the Mother Tongue, the Portuguese Language. Their differences are referred, as well as the interferences that the last one makes in the sphere of the Foreign Language and its adavantages associated with its use in that same process of acquisition. The characteristics of the process of acquisition of the Foreign Language are also present in this study, with a special emphasis given to its inherent process of motivation of the student. We conclude with the concepts of early learning and Curricular Project regarding the teaching of English in Elementary School.

Date of Award	24 Jul 2017
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Maria Isabel Ponte Gonçalves Salazar Casanova (Supervisor)