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Direct linkSchwieter, John W., Ed.; Benati, Alessandro, Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2019
Providing a comprehensive survey of cutting-edge work on second language learning, this "Handbook," written by a team of leading experts, surveys the nature of second language learning and its implications for teaching. Prominent theories and methods from linguistics, psycholinguistics, processing-based, and cognitive approaches are…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Theories
Peer reviewedEasley, Jacob J. – Hispania, 1995
Presents daily activities that facilitate complete sentence response, promote oral production, and aid the learning of vocabulary in foreign-language classes. Because speech is the primary form of communication in the foreign-language classroom, it is important to stimulate students to converse as soon as possible. (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, Learning Strategies, Oral Language
Jacobs, George – Guidelines, 1993
The practice of supplementing language textbooks with input from students is recommended as a way to increase learner understanding and motivation. Several general language learning activities adapted to contain an environmental theme are described. It is suggested that the environmental theme helps promote lifelong learning. (Contains 15…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedKirwan, Leigh – Babel: Australia, 1995
Expands on the findings of a panel reporting on "in-country" language experience in Australia. The article lists guidelines for second-language learning that stipulate that students learn best when treated as individuals, are provided with opportunities to communicate in the target language, are exposed to communicative data relevant to…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Guidelines
Rubin, Joan; Thompson, Irene – 1982
This practical guide on foreign language learning presents concrete suggestions on how to become a more effective and successful language learner. Suitable for use by both students and teachers, the book, divided into three parts, discusses language and language learning, learning strategies, and learner aids. Part 1 discusses the language learner…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Instructional Materials, Language Aptitude, Language Attitudes
Download full textMontgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. Office of Instruction and Program Development. – 1989
The purpose of this manual, which accompanies a video program, is to provide general background information for foreign language teachers who are, or soon will be, teaching in total, partial, or two-way immersion classrooms. Part of a series of video programs, this manual highlights current theories, issues, and questions about second language…
Descriptors: Age, Caregiver Speech, Elementary Education, Error Correction
