HOW LANGUAGES ARE LEARNED by Patsy M. Lightbown, Nina Spada ( 9780194422246 )

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Title:

HOW LANGUAGES ARE LEARNED
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MAIN THEORIES OF FIRST AND SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION (NOW IN A NEW, UPDATED EDITION)

By:

Patsy M. Lightbown, Nina Spada

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0194422240

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9780194422246

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Publisher:

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

1 April, 2006

Edition:

3rd Revised edition

Pages:

252

Description:

An updated edition of this prize-winning introduction to the main theories of first and second language acquisition.

Synopsis:

Teachers are often told that new teaching methods and materials are 'based on the latest research'. But what does this mean in practice? This book introduces you to some of the language acquisition research that will help you not just to evaluate existing materials, but also to adapt and use them in a way that fits what we currently understand about how languages are learned.

Illustrations:

Numerous line drawings

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Imprint:

Oxford University Press

Prizes:

Winner of English-Speaking Union's Duke of Edinburgh Book Prize 1993.

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Returnable

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