The Cambridge Guide to Learning English as a Second Language

Description

This volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of second language learning. The focus throughout the book is primarily on language learning, but each chapter also discusses the implications for teaching and assessment, thus informing both understanding and practice. The book contains nine sections, which aim to organise and reflect different dimensions of the diverse and complex scope of learning English as a second or additional language. Four themes which permeate the chapters are: learning and learners; learning and language; learning and language development; learning and learning context. The 36 chapters are up-to-date and authoritative, written by experts in the field. The content is accessibly written, with questions for discussion and follow-up reading suggestions provided. Front Matter Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Section 1. LEARNERS AND LEARNING ENGLISH Learning as a Child Learning as an Adolescent Learning as an Adult Learning with Learning Difficulties Learning Two or More Languages Section 2. INDIVIDUAL, SOCIAL AND AFFECTIVE DIMENSIONS OF LEARNING ENGLISH Motivation Language Aptitude Language Anxiety Language Learning Strategies Identity and Language Learning Section 3. CONTEXTS OF LEARNING ENGLISH Learning Through Social Interaction Learning in the Classroom Learning Beyond the Classroom Section 4. LEARNING ENGLISH FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES Learning for Academic Purposes Learning for Specific Purposes Learning for the Workplace Section 5. LEARNING THE ‘SYSTEMS’ OF ENGLISH Learning Pronunciation Learning Vocabulary Learning Lexical Phrases Learning Grammar Section 6. LEARNING THE FOUR SKILLS OF ENGLISH Learning Listening Learning Speaking Learning Reading Learning Writing Section 7. LEARNING THE SOCIAL USES OF ENGLISH Learning Genres Learning Literacy Learning Pragmatics Learning Intercultural Competence Section 8. APPROACHES TO LEARNING ENGLISH Learning through Tasks Learning Through Content Learning Through Translation Learning Through Textbooks Learning Through a Corpus Section 9. TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING ENGLISH Learning through Technology Online Language Learning Learning Through Social Media List of Contributors Index