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Peer reviewedSchulz, Renate; Elliot, Phillip – Hispania, 2000
Examines the extent to which a highly motivated older adult can acquire a new language by focusing on a case study of a 57-year-old woman's endeavor to learn Spanish in an immersion setting. The learner's experiences, as recorded in diary entries, are examined in relation to the literature on cognitive aging. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes
