How languages are learned (Record no. 13054)

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ISBN 0194370003
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ISBN 9780194370004
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ISBN 3464107361
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ISBN 9783464107362
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Classification number 401.93
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Personal name Lightbown, Patsy M. ;
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Title How languages are learned
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Edition statement 2nd Edition.
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Place of publication Oxford ;
-- New York :
Name of publisher Oxford University Press,
Year of publication 1999.
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Number of Pages xvi, 192 p. :
Other physical details illustrations ;
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General note Included Bibliography, Index.
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Formatted contents note 1. Learning a first language --<br/>Milestones and patterns in development --<br/>Theoretical approaches to explaining first language learning --<br/>Summary --<br/>2. Theoretical approaches to explaining second language learning --<br/>Behaviourism --<br/>Innatism --<br/>Recent psychological theories --<br/>The interactionist position --<br/>Summary. --<br/>3. Factors affecting second language learning --<br/>Research on learner characteristics --<br/>Summary --<br/>4. Learner language --<br/>The concept of learner language --<br/>Developmental sequences --<br/>Movement through developmental sequences --<br/>New ways of looking at first language influence --<br/>Summary. --<br/>5. Observing second language teaching --<br/>Comparing instructional and natural settings for language learning --<br/>Classroom observation schemes --<br/>Feedback in the classroom --<br/>Summary --<br/>6. Second language learning in the classroom --<br/>Five proposals for classroom teaching --<br/>The implications of classroom research for teaching --<br/>Summary. --<br/>7. Popular ideas about language learning: facts and opinions --<br/>Languages are learned mainly through imitation --<br/>Parents usually correct young children when they make grammatical errors --<br/>People with high IQs are good language learners --<br/>The most important factor in second language acquisition success is motivation --<br/>The earlier a second language is introduced in school programs, the greater the likelihood of success --<br/>Most of the mistakes which second language learners make are due to interference from their first language --<br/>Teachers should present grammatical rules one at a time --<br/>Teachers should teach simple structures before complex ones --<br/>Learners' errors should be corrected as soon as they are made in order to prevent bad habits --<br/>Teachers should use materials that expose students only to language structures they have already ben taught --<br/>When learners are allowed to interact freely they learn each others' mistakes --<br/>students learn what they are taught --<br/>Conclusion.
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Summary, etc 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.
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Topical Term Language acquisition.
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Topical Term Second language acquisition.
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Personal name Spada, Nina ;
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Koha item type Reference Books
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Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Full call number Accession Number Koha item type
Reference Main Library Main Library Reference 19/03/2004 Purchased 1980.00 401.93 LIG 008689 Reference Books

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