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How Languages Are Learned (Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers S.)


  


 : How Languages Are Learned (Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers S.)

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey 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




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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
This thoroughly updated third edition presents the main theories of language acquisition, considering their bearing on language teaching. It discusses the effects of factors such as intelligence, personality, and age. It helps teachers assess the merits of different methods and textbooks.
This new edition includes more information on theories of first language acquisition and early bilingualism, and the affects of motivation and style.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - textbook
This 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: 5 out of 5 stars - just what I order
I recommend this book because it has an easy language and easy to understand. It is very helpful for ESL teachers.



Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Blah
This 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: 4 out of 5 stars - Good for first timers; Not cutting-edge
I 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: 5 out of 5 stars - How Language Are Learned
The book arrived in excellent shape like I expected. I am very pleased with the produce.




 



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