Explains Theories Of Language Acquisition For Classroom Teaching Of First Or Second Languages. Examines Factors Such As Intelligence, Personality And Age On Language Learning, As Well As New Research Ideas. 1. Learning A First Language -- Milestones And Patterns In Development -- Theoretical Approaches To Explaining First Language Learning -- Summary -- 2. Theoretical Approaches To Explaining Second Language Learning -- Behaviourism -- Innatism -- Recent Psychological Theories -- The Interactionist Position -- Summary 3. Factors Affecting Second Language Learning -- Research On Learner Characteristics -- Summary -- 4. Learner Language -- The Concept Of Learner Language -- Developmental Sequences -- Movement Through Developmental Sequences -- New Ways Of Looking At First Language Influence -- Summary 5. Observing Second Language Teaching -- Comparing Instructional And Natural Settings For Language Learning -- Classroom Observation Schemes -- Feedback In The Classroom -- Summary -- 6. Second Language Learning In The Classroom -- Five Proposals For Classroom Teaching -- The Implications Of Classroom Research For Teaching -- Summary 7. Popular Ideas About Language Learning: Facts And Opinions -- Languages Are Learned Mainly Through Imitation -- Parents Usually Correct Young Children When They Make Grammatical Errors -- People With High Iqs Are Good Language Learners -- The Most Important Factor In Second Language Acquisition Success Is Motivation -- The Earlier A Second Language Is Introduced In School Programs, The Greater The Likelihood Of Success -- Most Of The Mistakes Which Second Language Learners Make Are Due To Interference From Their First Language -- Teachers Should Present Grammatical Rules One At A Time -- Teachers Should Teach Simple Structures Before Complex Ones -- Learners' Errors Should Be Corrected As Soon As They Are Made In Order To Prevent Bad Habits -- Teachers Should Use Materials That Expose Students Only To Language Structures They Have Already Ben Taught -- When Learners Are Allowed To Interact Freely They Learn Each Others' Mistakes -- Students Learn What They Are Taught -- Conclusion. Patsy M. Lightbown And Nina Spada. Previous Ed.: 1993. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 180-189) And Index.
Categories:
- Education & Teaching
- Schools & Teaching
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Author : Lightbown, Patsy,Spada, Nina
Language : English
Edition : 2
Published :1999-03-11
Number Of Pages : 208
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0194370003
ISBN-13 : 9780194370004
Item weight : 0.84 lb
Dimensions : 0.55 in x 6.46 in x 9.53 in
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