Toward a philosophy of second-language learning and teaching
By: by Kenneth Chastain ; foreword by Gilbert A. Jarvis
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Foreign and second language educator series; Foreign & second language educator series
Publisher: Heinle & Heinle
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 115
Subjects: Modern Languages; Study and teaching; Language and languages; Second language acquisition
Notes: "64084."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Toward a philosophy of second-language learning and teaching; title: Some knowns and unknowns in second-language learning and teaching; title: Affective and ability factors in second-language acquisiition; title: How children perceive and learn language; title: Learner's language errors; title: Composition: toward a rationale and a system of accountability; title: Evaluating expressive objectives; title: Evaluating listening comprehension tests; title: Toward a comprehensive testing program; title: The student view of foreign-language classes: are they for real?