ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Name: ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
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ISBN: 9780521546638

ISBN-10: 052154663X

ISBN-13: 9780521546638

Edition: 2004

Authors: LeaverBetty Lou, Madeline E. Ehrman, Boris Shekhtman

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This clear and informative textbook is designed to help the student achieve optimal success as a language learner and user. Aimed at beginning to intermediate undergraduates and above, it teaches students to understand their own preferences in learning, to develop individual learning plans and approaches, and to select appropriate learning strategies. The authors - all leading experts in language teaching - base their advice on theories of learning, cognition, and memory, concepts which they explain in simple and accessible terms. The book is divided into three sections - learning, language, and communication - and provides students with communicative strategies for use in real-life…

Book details

List price: $53.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/2/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.89" wide x 9.69" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Notes on authors


Acknowledgments


Note to the reader



Learning



Planning foreign-language study



Understanding the role of cognition in the learning process



Learning styles and learning strategies



Understanding feelings and personality in language learning



Interpersonal dynamics in the learning process



Language



Verbal language



Sociolinguistics: the right expression



Unspoken communication



Independence



Self-regulation and learner autonomy



Controlling spoken and written communication


Epilogue: from here to there: attaining near-native proficiency



Answers to "practicing what you have learned"



Learning strategies taxonomies


References