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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 401.93 EAN: 9780194422246 Edition: 3 ISBN: 0194422240 Label: Oxford University Press, USA Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 252 Publication Date: April 13, 2006 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Studio: Oxford University Press, USA Related Items:
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![]() Rating: - textbookThis is a great book for teaching. I read it in college and forgot about it until I realized that I couldn't remember the names of the language patterns my students were following. Fun to learn about and easy to reference. Rating: - just what I orderI recommend this book because it has an easy language and easy to understand. It is very helpful for ESL teachers. Rating: - BlahThis book was a requirement for my language acquisition course for an upper level class and it was horrible. I had previously taken a class in linguistics at another university and if I hadn't kept that textbook to use as a reference I would have been at a lost. It does not go into much detail and doesn't have very good examples or scenarios of real life cases. If you are getting this book for your own interest, DONT. If you are a professor who is teaching a class for future teachers of ELL, ELD, ... Read More Rating: - Good for first timers; Not cutting-edgeI have used this book in undergraduate Introduction to Language Learning and Language Teaching courses, as well as in a graduate seminar on language acquistion theory. As previous reviewers have noted, Lightbown and Spada provide an easy-to-read and accessible text. The third edition expands on the second, and includes more recent variations on several of the language acquisition theories presented in the second edition (I've also used the second edition). Unfortunately, it ... Read More Rating: - How Language Are LearnedThe book arrived in excellent shape like I expected. I am very pleased with the produce.
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