Second language learning and language teaching
By: Vivian Cook
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Hodder Education
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780340958766
Subjects: Study and teaching; Second language acquisition; Fremdsprachenlernen; Language and languages; Fremdsprachenunterricht
Description: "The fourth edition of this classic textbook has been revised to reflect recent developments in language teaching and learning yet retains the basic structure and approach so popular with its readers. Teaching and learning content has been updated, particularly taking into account the rise of task-based learning, Conversational Analysis and social models of second language acquisition, changes in national syllabuses and examinations and the increasing controversy over the role of the native speaker target. Each chapter has been revised to stand alone, enabling the text to be taught and studied out of sequence if preferred."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Background to second language acquisition research and language teaching --; title: Learning and teaching different types of grammar --; title: Learning and teaching vocabulary --; title: Acquiring and teaching pronunciation --; title: Acquiring and teaching a new writing system --; title: Strategies for communicating and learning --; title: Listening and reading processes --; title: Individual differences in L2 users and L2 learners --; title: Classroom interaction and conversation analysis --; title: The L2 user and the native speaker --; title: The goals of language teaching --; title: General models of L2 learning --; title: Second language learning and language teaching styles.