This empirical study investigates accuracy development of the emerging article system in German as a second language, focusing on child second language acquisition in an immersion context. The investigation combines applied, educational and psycholinguistic perspectives and bears implications for quality development in L2 learning and teaching.

Christiane Schöneberger studied English Language and Literature as well as Spanish Language and Literature at the Universities of Cologne, St. Andrews (United Kingdom) and Salamanca (Spain). She is a research assistant at the University of Cologne. Her research interests include early multilingualism, language and literacy development as well as child first and second language acquisition.

Contents: Second language acquisition – Nominal morphology – Accuracy development – L2 grammar – Child language acquisition – Immersion – Second language learning – Second language teaching – Content and language integrated learning – L1 English – German as a second language – Articles in L2A.