How Languages Are Learned 5th Edition

2021-07-05
How Languages Are Learned 5th Edition

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  • Author: Patsy M Lightbown
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 019440630X
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 329

Now in its fifth edition, the award-winning How Languages are Learned has established itself as an indispensable introduction to research in language acquisition and its relationship with classroom practice. Patsy Lightbown and Nina Spada have worked for over four decades in second language research and education. They are highly respected worldwide for making theory and research about language learning accessible and relevant to classroom teaching. This widely acclaimed book remains essential reading for second language teachers. • Updated content highlights the latest research into second language learning and its relevance to classroom practice • Activities and questions for reflection personalize content and support critical thinking • Chapter summaries, discussion questions, weblinks and supplementary activities are available online at www.oup.com/elt/teacher/hlal

How Languages are Learned 4th edition - Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers

2013-01-10
How Languages are Learned 4th edition - Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers

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  • Author: Patsy M. Lightbown
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 0194541290
  • Category : Study Aids
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 253

Teachers are often told that new teaching methods and materials are 'based on the latest research'. But what does this mean in practice? This book introduces you to some of the language acquisition research that will help you not just to evaluate existing materials, but also to adapt and use them in a way that fits what we currently understand about how languages are learned.

How Languages are Learned

1999
How Languages are Learned

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  • Author: Patsy M. Lightbown
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
  • ISBN: 9780194370004
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 212

This series is designed to provide a source of reference for both language teachers and teacher trainers. Each title is intended to serve both as a basis for courses and seminars, and as a longer-term reference text for the working teacher's bookshelf.This is a completely revised and updated edition of this readable introduction to the study of language acquisition. By understanding how languages are learned, teachers will be more able to judge the merits of different teaching methodologies and textbooks, and make the most of the time they spendwith learners. How Languages are Learned provides a clear introduction to the main theories of first and second language acquisition and, with the help of activities and questionnaires, discusses their practical impllications for language teaching.

How Languages are Learned

2006-04-27
How Languages are Learned

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  • Author: Patsy M. Lightbown
  • Publisher: Oxford
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 260

'How Languages Are Learned' provides a readable introduction to the main theories of first and second language acquisition, relating them to approaches to classroom methodology and practice.

From Experience to Knowledge in ELT - Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers

2013-01-10
From Experience to Knowledge in ELT - Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers

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  • Author: Julian Edge
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 0194342727
  • Category : Study Aids
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 312

Strategies and ideas to help you develop your personal teaching style. A guide to help teachers of English to develop teaching skills through drawing on practical classroom experience.

Understanding Second Language Acquisition

2014-02-04
Understanding Second Language Acquisition

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  • Author: Lourdes Ortega
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 144411705X
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 320

Whether we grow up with one, two, or several languages during our early years of life, many of us will learn a second, foreign, or heritage language in later years. The field of Second language acquisition (SLA, for short) investigates the human capacity to learn additional languages in late childhood, adolescence, or adulthood, after the first language --in the case of monolinguals-- or languages --in the case of bilinguals-- have already been acquired. Understanding Second Language Acquisition offers a wide-encompassing survey of this burgeoning field, its accumulated findings and proposed theories, its developed research paradigms, and its pending questions for the future. The book zooms in and out of universal, individual, and social forces, in each case evaluating the research findings that have been generated across diverse naturalistic and formal contexts for second language acquisition. It assumes no background in SLA and provides helpful chapter-by-chapter summaries and suggestions for further reading. Ideal as a textbook for students of applied linguistics, foreign language education, TESOL, and education, it is also recommended for students of linguistics, developmental psycholinguistics, psychology, and cognitive science. Supporting resources for tutors are available free at www.routledge.com/ortega.

Second Language Learning and Language Teaching

2016-05-05
Second Language Learning and Language Teaching

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  • Author: Vivian Cook
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1134683227
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 334

Second Language Learning and Language Teaching provides an introduction to the application of second language acquisition research to language teaching. Assuming no previous background in second language acquisition or language teaching methods, this text starts by introducing readers to the basic issues of second language acquisition research. It then examines how people learn particular aspects of the second language, such as grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and the writing system, and at the strategies they adopt in their learning and the differences between individuals. Final chapters look at second language learning in a broader context – the goals of language teaching and how teaching methods relate to SLA research. This newly updated fifth edition builds on the comprehensive scope of earlier editions while also addressing more recent developments in the field, particularly multilingual approaches to language teaching.

Second Language Acquisition Myths

2012-03-15
Second Language Acquisition Myths

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  • Author: Steven Brown
  • Publisher: University of Michigan Press ELT
  • ISBN: 0472034987
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 209

This volume was conceived as a first book in SLA for advanced undergraduate or introductory master’s courses that include education majors, foreign language education majors, and English majors. It’s also an excellent resource for practicing teachers. Both the research and pedagogy in this book are based on the newest research in the field of second language acquisition. It is not the goal of this book to address every SLA theory or teach research methodology. It does however address the myths and questions that non-specialist teacher candidates have about language learning. Steven Brown is the co-author of the introductory applied linguistics textbook Understanding Language Structure, Interaction, and Variation textbook (and workbook). The myths challenged in this book are: § Children learn languages quickly and easily while adults are ineffective in comparison. § A true bilingual is someone who speaks two languages perfectly. § You can acquire a language simply through listening or reading. § Practice makes perfect. § Language students learn (and retain) what they are taught. § Language learners always benefit from correction. § Individual differences are a major, perhaps the major, factor in SLA. § Language acquisition is the individual acquisition of grammar.

Bringing the Standards for Foreign Language Learning to Life

2002
Bringing the Standards for Foreign Language Learning to Life

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  • Author: Deborah Blaz
  • Publisher: Eye On Education
  • ISBN: 9781930556447
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 166

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Theories in Second Language Acquisition

2014-12-22
Theories in Second Language Acquisition

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  • Author: Bill VanPatten
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1135928606
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 490

The second edition of Theories in Second Language Acquisition seeks to build on the strengths of the first edition by surveying the major theories currently used in second language acquisition research. This volume is an ideal introductory text for undergraduate and graduate students in SLA and language teaching. Each chapter focuses on a single theory, written by a leading scholar in the field in an easy-to-follow style – a basic foundational description of the theory, relevant data or research models used with this theory, common misunderstandings, and a sample study from the field to show the theory in practice. This text is designed to provide a consistent and coherent presentation for those new to the field who seek basic understanding of theories that underlie contemporary SLA research. Researchers will also find the book useful as a "quick guide" to theoretical work outside their respective domains.