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How languages are learned / Patsy M. Lightbown & Nina Spada.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford handbooks for language teachersPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: Fifth editionDescription: ix, 280 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780194406291
  • 0194406296
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 401.93 23
LOC classification:
  • P118 .L5455 2021
  • P118.2 .L54 2021
Contents:
Language learning in early childhood -- Second language learning -- Individual differences in second language learning -- Explaining second language learning -- Observing learning and teaching in the second language classroom -- Second language learning in the classroom -- Popular ideas about language learning revisited.
Summary: 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 --Publisher.
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Previous edition: 2013.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-274) and index.

Language learning in early childhood -- Second language learning -- Individual differences in second language learning -- Explaining second language learning -- Observing learning and teaching in the second language classroom -- Second language learning in the classroom -- Popular ideas about language learning revisited.

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 --Publisher.

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