Introducing second language acquisition : perspectives and practices / Kirsten M. Hummel.
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TextSeries: Linguistics in the world | Linguistics in the worldPublisher: Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: xii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 9780470658031
- 9780470658048
- 418.007 23 HUM
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| 418.001 HYL Teaching and researching writing | 418.007 BRO Language assessment : | 418.007 DOU Principles of language learning and teaching | 418.007 HUM Introducing second language acquisition : | 418.007 KUM Understanding language teaching : | 418.007 MAC Second language research : | 418.007 RIC The language teaching matrix |
First language acquisition -- Language learning contexts -- Theoretical perspectives: past and present -- Teaching approaches and instructional issues -- Second language development -- The age factor -- Individual differences -- Bilingualism -- Conclusion.
Written for students encountering the topic for the first time, this is a clear and practical introduction to Second Language Acquisition (SLA). It explains in nontechnical language how a second language is acquired; what the second language learner needs to know; and why some learners are more successful than others.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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