Mara Van Der Ploeg
Biographic Data
| ID | 4608703 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mara Van Der Ploeg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mara |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Der Ploeg |
| SIGNATURE | VAN DER PLOEG M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen , Groningen , Netherlands |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6303-3449 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Language Learning in Later Adulthood
The topic of second language learning has been widely investigated within the realm of applied linguistics. Investigations have tended to focus on aspects such as the age factor in second language learning, and the influence of individual learner characteristics such as motivation, aptitude, or executive functioning as predictors of the second language learning process and outcome. Past applied linguistics studies also amply investigated the type…
Language pedagogies and late-life language learning proficiency
Late-life language learning has gained considerable attention in recent years. Strikingly, additional language (AL) proficiency development is underinvestigated, despite it potentially being one of the main drivers for older adults to learn an AL. Our study investigates whether Dutch older adults learning English for three months significantly improve their AL skills, and if explicit or implicit language instruction is more beneficial. Sixteen le…
Language learning, motivation, and well-being in later life
Besides challenges such as age-related illnesses, our ageing world also brings opportunities for lifelong learning, and learning a language at an older age (later-life language learning; LLLL) has been named as one such opportunity. Moreover, lifelong learning, and by extension language learning, have been related to self-fulfilment and actualisation. However, socio-affective measures such as motivation and well-being have not been studied extens…
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Language learning, motivation, and well-being in later life
Besides challenges such as age-related illnesses, our ageing world also brings opportunities for lifelong learning, and learning a language at an older age (later-life language learning; LLLL) has been named as one such opportunity. Moreover, lifelong learning, and by extension language learning, have been related to self-fulfilment and actualisation. However, socio-affective measures such as motivation and well-being have not been studied extens…
Language Learning in Later Adulthood
The topic of second language learning has been widely investigated within the realm of applied linguistics. Investigations have tended to focus on aspects such as the age factor in second language learning, and the influence of individual learner characteristics such as motivation, aptitude, or executive functioning as predictors of the second language learning process and outcome. Past applied linguistics studies also amply investigated the type…
Language pedagogies and late-life language learning proficiency
Late-life language learning has gained considerable attention in recent years. Strikingly, additional language (AL) proficiency development is underinvestigated, despite it potentially being one of the main drivers for older adults to learn an AL. Our study investigates whether Dutch older adults learning English for three months significantly improve their AL skills, and if explicit or implicit language instruction is more beneficial. Sixteen le…
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