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Lessons from Good Language Learners (Cambridge Language Teaching Library) | 
 enlarge | Creator: Carol Griffiths
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
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Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0521718147
Dewey Decimal Number: 418.007
EAN: 9780521718141
ASIN: 0521718147
Publication Date: April 21, 2008
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Product Description
Inspired by a ground-breaking article by Joan Rubin in 1975 in which she set out to identify the strategies used by successful language learners, this edited collection re-examines the same topic in the light of current thinking and research, considers the implications for language teaching and learning, and looks at some of the questions which are still unresolved. Contents: Editor's Overview (Carol Griffiths) Prologue (Andrew D. Cohen) Reflections (Joan Rubin) SECTION 1 LEARNER VARIABLES Chapter 1 Motivation (Ema Ushioda) Chapter 2 Age (Carol Griffiths) Chapter 3 Style (Carisma Dreyer) Chapter 4 Personality (Madeline Ehrman) Chapter 5 Gender (Martha Nyikos) Chapter 6 Strategies (Carol Griffiths) Chapter 7 Metacognition (Neil Anderson) Chapter 8 Autonomy (Sara Cotterall) Chapter 9 Beliefs (Cynthia White) Chapter 10 Culture (Claudia Finkbeiner) Chapter 11 Aptitude (Leila Ranta) SECTION 2 LEARNING VARIABLES Chapter 12 Vocabulary (Jo Moir & Paul Nation) Chapter 13 Grammar (Margaret Bade) Chapter 14 Functions (Zia Tajeddin) Chapter 15 Pronunciation (Adam Brown) Chapter 16 Listening (Goodith White) Chapter 17 Speaking (Yasushi Kawai) Chapter 18 Reading (Karen Schramm) Chapter 19 Writing (Louise Gordon) Chapter 20 Teaching/learning method (Carol Griffiths) Chapter 21 Strategy instruction (Anna Chamot) Chapter 22 Error correction (Mike Roberts & Carol Griffiths) Chapter 23 Task and good language learners (Joan Rubin & Pat McCoy) The learner's landscape and journey: A summary (Rebecca Oxford and Kyoung Rang Lee)
Book Description
Inspired by a ground-breaking article by Joan Rubin in 1975 in which she set out to identify the strategies used by successful language learners, this edited collection re-examines the same topic in the light of current thinking and research, considers the implications for language teaching and learning, and looks at some of the questions which are still unresolved.
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Excellent June 16, 2008
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This book is a great survey of the many different factors, both internal and external, that go into being a successful language learner. As a long-time language teacher and ivy-league trained researcher, I see so much work done on these issues that is only written for the eyes of other researchers, but this is very accessible to the average person (teacher, researcher, or even adult planning to study a language) while still being a scholarly work. It gives lots of food for thought, and while it does not claim to have "proven" any causality (no research does), it does offer a lot of opportunity to incorporate findings into practice. From there, it's up to the reader to figure out the combination to one's own mental safe, per se. Kudos to Griffiths.
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