How Languages are Learned (Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers)

by Nina Spada (Author), Patsy M. Lightbown (Author)

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  Paperback
  1993

  $3.45

  Provides a comprehensive and readable introduction to first and second language acquisition. The authors believe that by understanding research and theories on how languages are learned, teachers will be better able to judge the merits of different teaching methodologies and textbooks, and to make the most of the time they spend with learners. In collaboration with: Ranton, Leila; Unknown function: Rand, Jude

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  Paperback
  1999

  $3.82

  This book is a comprehensive and readable introduction to how languages are learned. It presents the main theories of first and second language acquisition, and, with the help of activities and questionnaires, discusses their practical implications for language teaching.