Title: New insights into foreign language learning and teaching /
Authors: Van Esch, Kees.; St. John, Oliver.
Publisher: P. Lang,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Language and languages Study and teaching Europe; Languages, Modern Study and teaching Europe; Second language acquisition.; Learner autonomy.; Multicultural education; Langage et langues Étude et enseignement Europe.; Langues vivantes Étude et enseignement Europe.; Langue seconde Acquisition.; Autonomie de l'apprenant.; Éducation interculturelle.; Fremdsprachenunterricht Aufsatzsammlung.; Fremdsprachenlernen Aufsatzsammlung.
Contents: Sociocultural theory and second and foreign language learning : an overview of sociocultural theory / James P. Lantolf -- What does SCT research reveal about second language learning? / Howard Grabois -- Cultural historical activity theory and the object of innovation / Steven L. Thorne -- Language, identity, and curriculum design : communicative language teaching in the 21st century / Sandra J. Savignon -- Research insights and communicative language teaching / Diane Musumeci -- Communicative foreign language teaching through telecollaboration / Celeste Kinginger -- Intercultural communicative competence in foreign language education : integrating theory and practice / Lies Sercu -- Researching the acquisition of intercultural communicative competence in a foreign language : setting the agenda for a research area / Lies Sercu -- The acquisition of intercultural communicative competence : some guidelines for better results on the 'intercultural competence' / Lieve de Wachter & Annemie Decavele -- Learner autonomy in foreign language learning and teaching / Eus Schalkwijk ... [et al.] -- Effecting change : research into learner autonomy in foreign language learning and teaching / Kees van Esch and Adri Elsen -- Learner autonomy in initial foreign language teacher education / Socrates Lingua Learner Autonomy Group.