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Francisco J. Álvarez-Gil, Editor; Elena Quintana-Toledo, Editor; Margarita Esther Sánchez Cuervo, Editor – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2025
This volume brings together studies which represent current perspectives on second language learning and teaching in relation to language and culture in intercultural contexts. The authors reflect on and analyse a variety of topics such as the significance of recognizing and valuing heritage speakers in intercultural contexts, the role of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Heritage Education
Chastain, Kenneth – 1980
This study presents a synthesis of major dimensions of the second language teaching-learning process. The first four chapters survey some factors which are considered important in this process and examine what is known and unknown about each one. Subsequent chapters deal with the following problems: (1) language learners' errors, (2)…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Objectives, Communicative Competence (Languages), Error Analysis (Language)
McLaughlin, Barry – 1978
This book is a comprehensive treatment of the literature on second language acquisition in childhood, viewed in terms of contemporary process models. After a general introduction on bilingualism in society, six major topics are considered: first-language acquistion, language acquisition and learning in childhood and adulthood, simultaneous…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Child Language, Code Switching (Language)
Jarvis, Gilbert A., Ed. – 1975
New freedom and change in the foreign language profession are the focus of this volume. Chapters concern the following topics: (1) curricular changes--new freedom for students to explore varying time arrangements, different learning styles, diverse content, and various locations for instruction (T. Bruce Fryer); (2) communicative competence in the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, Educational Change