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Language StudiesEducational PsychologyForeign LanguagesIndividual DifferencesLanguage EducationSecond Language LearningAge Effects In Language LearningLanguage AttitudesLanguage LearningMotivation In Language LearningMotivation In LearningSecond Language AcquisitionAffective DifferencesAttitudes Toward Language LearningIndividual Learner DifferencesLearner CharacteristicsLearner Individual DifferencesLearner VariablesMotivational TrajectoriesYoung Learners
The chapter focuses on affective characteristics of young foreign language learners in seven European countries. Findings of a three-year longitudinal study show that most young learners start with a very positive outlook, but differences in attitudes to FLL, motivation and language self-concept can be observed from the start. The impact of young learner characteristics is stronger by the age of 10-11 years than at the first phase of learning.