Editor Nikolov (English applied linguistics, U. of Pécs, Hungary) has collected research from around the world on the advantages of exposing children to foreign languages at an early age, and this volume explores how affective, cognitive and social processes contribute to the success of these programs. Written for researchers and teachers, these articles use case studies in Ireland, Croatia, Norway, Hungary and China to test and discover new strategies for language acquisition, vocabulary skills and target language use. While many of these studies focus on the learning of English, the most commonly taught second language in the world, chapters also address the teaching of French, Croatian, Hungarian, Ukrainian and other modern languages. Distributed in the US by UTP Distribution. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)