Perspectives on Individual Characteristics and Foreign Language Education

2012-10-01
Perspectives on Individual Characteristics and Foreign Language Education

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  • Author: Wai Meng Chan
  • Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
  • ISBN: 1614510938
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 352

Learner characteristics have been at the center of second language acquisition and foreign language education research in response to the puzzling questions: Why are there often large differences in second language (L2) learning achievement and why do many learners, though proficient first language speakers, not succeed in learning a L2? The papers in this book explore and challenge the three key factors in individual difference research: language aptitude, language learning strategies and motivation.

Positive Psychology Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

2016-05-23
Positive Psychology Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

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  • Author: Danuta Gabryś-Barker
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 3319329545
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 370

This book introduces readers to the principles of a fairly new branch of psychology – positive psychology – and demonstrates how they can be applied in the context of second language acquisition in a natural environment and in instructed foreign language (FL) learning. It focuses both on the well-being and success of the learner and the professional and personal well-being of the teacher. Further, the book stresses the importance of the positive emotions and character strengths of those involved in the process of language learning and teaching, as well as the significant role played by enabling institutions such as school and, at the micro-level, individual FL classes.

Individual Differences and Instructed Language Learning

2002-09-27
Individual Differences and Instructed Language Learning

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  • Author: Peter Robinson
  • Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
  • ISBN: 9027297517
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 399

Second language learners differ in how successfully they adapt to, and profit from, instruction. This book aims to show that adaptation to L2 instruction, and subsequent L2 learning, is a result of the interaction between learner characteristics and learning contexts. Describing and explaining these interactions is fundamentally important to theories of instructed SLA, and for effective L2 pedagogy. This collection is the first to explore this important issue in contemporary task-based, immersion, and communicative pedagogic settings. In the first section, leading experts in individual differences research describe recent advances in theories of intelligence, L2 aptitude, motivation, anxiety and emotion, and the relationship of native language abilities to L2 learning. In the second section, these theoretical insights are applied to empirical studies of individual differences-treatment interactions in classroom learning, experimental studies of the effects of focus on form and incidental learning, and studies of naturalistic versus instructed SLA.

Culture and Foreign Language Education

2015-07-31
Culture and Foreign Language Education

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  • Author: Wai Meng Chan
  • Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
  • ISBN: 1501502956
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 321

The teaching of culture and interculturality is today viewed as an integral part of foreign language education. This book presents insights from recent research on the role of culture in second/foreign and heritage language education. It contains 14 chapters including an introductory chapter that discusses diachronically the evolving notion of culture and how the sociocultural view of culture as a complex and dynamic concept informs language teaching and language learning research. The chapters following the introduction are organised in four parts focusing on: 1) the teacher's role in integrated language and culture learning; 2) the interrelationship between culture, identity, and language learning and use; 3) the effect of culture on learner characteristics which impact language learning processes and outcomes; and 4) curriculum development aimed at fostering language and culture learning. The chapters in Parts 1 to 3 present contributions from current research - either in the form of the authors' original studies or comprehensive reviews of relevant essential research - which bears important implications for curricular practice in foreign language and language teacher education. This close link between research, theory and practice is also maintained in the two chapters in Part 4, which present developmental projects based on well-grounded theoretical frameworks.

Positive Psychology in Second and Foreign Language Education

2021-03-02
Positive Psychology in Second and Foreign Language Education

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  • Author: Katarzyna Budzińska
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 3030644448
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 227

This book demonstrates how resources taken from positive psychology can benefit both teachers and learners. Positive psychology is the empirical study of how people thrive and flourish. This book explores a range of topics, such as affectivity and positive emotions, engagement, enjoyment, empathy, positive institutions, a positive L2 self-system, as well as newly added Positive Language Education. Some papers in this collection introduce new topics such as the role of positive psychology in international higher education, a framework for understanding language teacher well-being from an ecological perspective, or positive institutional policies in language education contexts.

New Perspectives on the Development of Communicative and Related Competence in Foreign Language Education

2018-08-21
New Perspectives on the Development of Communicative and Related Competence in Foreign Language Education

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  • Author: Izumi Walker
  • Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
  • ISBN: 1501505017
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 357

Nearly half a century has passed since Hymes proposed the concept of communicative competence to describe the knowledge and skills required for the appropriate use of language in a social context. During these decades, a number of scholars have applied and refined this concept. In language education, communicative competence has been identified as a major objective of learning. This book will inform readers about communicative competence as a highly complex construct encompassing an array of sub-competencies such as linguistic skills and proficiencies, knowledge of socio-cultural and socio-pragmatic codes, and the ability to engage in textual and conversational discourse. Findings from research in related disciplines have pointed to the significance of factors that can contribute to the attainment of communicative competence. Various teaching practices and relevant Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools will be also introduced and discussed to achieve communicative competence as a complex ability. It is a timely contribution to current research on key areas in the teaching, learning and acquisition of second/foreign languages.

New Perspectives on Individual Differences in Language Learning and Teaching

2012-04-07
New Perspectives on Individual Differences in Language Learning and Teaching

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  • Author: Mirosław Pawlak
  • Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
  • ISBN: 3642208495
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 388

The volume constitutes an attempt to capture the intricate relationship between individual learner differences and other variables which are of interest to theorists, researchers and practitioners representing such diverse branches of applied linguistics as psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, pragmatics or language teaching methodology. It brings together contributions by Polish and international authors, including leading experts in the field, touching upon changing perspectives on individual variation, cognitive, affective and social variables, learning deficits as well as their impact on learning and teaching. It offers a multifaceted perspective on these problems and shows how theory and research can be translated into classroom practice.

Introduction to Instructed Second Language Acquisition

2014-07-21
Introduction to Instructed Second Language Acquisition

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  • Author: Shawn Loewen
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1136305920
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 223

Introduction to Instructed Second Language Acquisition is the first book to present a cohesive view of the different theoretical and pedagogical perspectives that comprise instructed second language acquisition (ISLA), defined as any type of learning that occurs as a result of the manipulating the process and conditions of second language acquisition. The book begins by considering the effectiveness of ISLA and the differences between ISLA and naturalistic L2 learning. It then goes on to discuss the theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical aspects of such key issues in ISLA as grammar learning; interaction in the classroom; focus on form, function and meaning; vocabulary learning; pronunciation learning; pragmatics learning; learning contexts; and individual differences. This timely and important volume is ideally suited for the graduate level ISLA course, and provides valuable insights for any SLA scholar interested in the processes involved in second language learning in classroom settings.

Introducing Second Language Acquisition

2012-04-05
Introducing Second Language Acquisition

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  • Author: Muriel Saville-Troike
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 1107010896
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 229

A clear and practical introduction to second language acquisition, written for students encountering the topic for the first time.

Individual Differences in Second Language Learning

2014-04-04
Individual Differences in Second Language Learning

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  • Author: Peter Skehan
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1317856546
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 170

Understanding the way in which learners differ from one another is of fundamental concern to those involved in second-language acquisition, either as researchers or teachers. This account is the first to review at book length the important research into differences, considering matters such as aptitude, motivation, learner strategies, personality and interaction between learner characteristics and types of instruction.