Success with Languages by Stella Hurd

Success with Languages by Stella Hurd

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Make the most of learning a new language with this comprehensive guide written by experienced language teachers. It offers crucial and practical advice, and features a number of exercises to help you assess the way you learn, improvements that can be made, and how to use resources effectively.

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Success with Languages by Stella Hurd

Success with Languages is designed to help all students develop the skills they need to become an effective language learner and to make the most of language study. Written by experienced language teachers at the Open University, this book offers undergraduates and postgraduates crucial and practical advice on important areas such as: choosing a language and study programme setting personal goals for language learning and monitoring progress using ICT to support language learning. Each of the ten chapters features a number of exercises in order to help students assess the ways they learn and consider where improvements can be made, making the most of the media available and how to use resources effectively.

'Whatever your motivation or goals, this book will help you to realize your potential and gain access to new cultures, peoples and their heritage'

-Association of Language Learning

'Its is clear that this book is the result of years of experience, coupled with unmistakeable concern for and sensitivity to the particular needs of the adult learner.' - Association of Language Learning

'A first-rate general introduction to all known learning techniques and discussions, but even better in my view is it's refreshing tang of lived experience from the contributors.' - Richard Oates, Sherborne School

Stella Hurd is Senior Lecturer and Linda Murphy is a Staff Tutor in the Department of Languages at The Open University, UK.

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ISBN 13 9780415368377
ISBN 10 0415368375
Title Success with Languages
Author Stella Hurd
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2005-07-14
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.