Foreign and Second Language Learning by William Littlewood

Foreign and Second Language Learning by William Littlewood

In Foreign and Second Language Learning, William Littlewood surveys recent research into how people acquire languages and considers its relevance for language teaching. He describes the most important studies and ideas about first language acquisition, and how these have influenced and developed into studies of second language acquisition. He considers the background of language theories which were current before the present interest in acquisition research, and looks at factors such as learners' errors, whether learners are predisposed to acquire language in certain sequences, why some people are apparently more successful at learning languages than others, and how learners make use of their new language to communicate. The use of clear examples, the careful explanation and balanced commentary on the research enable the reader to evaluate the evidence and consider the relevance of work in this field to the day to day concerns of teaching and learning languages.

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ISBN 13	9780521274869
ISBN 10	0521274869
Title	Foreign and Second Language Learning
Author	William Littlewood
Series	Cambridge Language Teaching Library
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1984-04-26
Number of pages	122
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