Second Language Acquisition: A Theoretical Introduction To Real World Applications - Softcover

Benati, Alessandro G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0567200191 ISBN 13: 9780567200198

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2016

Synopsis

This book is written in order to help undergraduate students and trainee teachers to reflect on certain topics and key issues related to second language acquisition. Despite the proliferation of books and introductory courses in second language acquisition, most of these books very often provide a very complex account of theoretical views in second language acquisition and sometimes fail to emphasise the crucial interplay between how people learn languages and what is the most effective way to teach languages. The overall purpose of this book is to provide an overview of second language acquisition research and theories by identifying the main key issues in this field and by highlighting the relevance of this research for classroom implications. The study of second language acquisition is a rich and varied enterprise, carried out by researchers, whose interests and training often lie in broader disciplines of linguistics, psychology, sociology, and education. Readers will be encouraged to critically reflect on the presented content through self-engaging thinking activities in the form of questions, matching activities, choices and conclusions about the implications of SLA theories to the real world applications.

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About the Author

Alessandro Benati is Professor in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Studies and Director of the Centre for Applied Research and Outreach in Language Education (CAROLE) at the University of Greenwich, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567200191
• ISBN 13: 9780567200198
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200