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A third language at primary level in Ireland : an independent evaluation of the modern languages in primary schools initiative / John Harris and Denise O'Leary -- Can today's early language learners in England become tomorrow's plurilingual European citizens? / Janet Enever -- Young learners of Croatian as a second language : minority language speakers and their Croatian competence / Zrinka Jelaska and Lidija Cvikic -- Young learners' cognitive skills and their role in foreign language vocabulary learning / Thomai Alexiou -- An investigation into the relationship of L2 motivation and cross-cultural contact among elementary school students / Kata Csizer and Judit Kormos -- Impact of learning conditions on young FL learners' motivation / Jelena Mihaljevic Djigunovic -- Early modern foreign language programmes and outcomes : factors contributing to Hungarian learners' proficiency / Marianne Nikolov -- Using the early years literacy programme in primary EFL Norwegian classrooms / Ion Drew -- The age factor and L2 reading strategies / Renata Samo -- A study of FL composing process and writing strategies employed by young learners / Eleni Griva, Helen Tsakiridou and Ioanna Nihoritou -- How do 9-11-year-old Croatians perceive sounds and read aloud in French? / Vanda Marijanovic, Nathalie Panissal and Michel Billieres -- Differences between the processes and outcomes in third graders' learning of English and Ukrainian in Hungarian schools in Beregszasz / Ilona Huszti, Marta Fabian and Erzsebet Baranyne Komari -- The growth of young learners' English vocabulary size / Andrea Orosz -- Factors influencing young learners' vocabulary acquisition / Magdalena Szpotowicz -- An eye on target language use in elementary English classrooms in China / Jing Peng and Lili Zhang -- What primary school pupils think about learning English as a foreign language / Kirsztina Nagy.