Introducing Second Language Acquisition

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Introducing Second Language Acquisition: Perspectives andPractices represents a clear and concise introduction to themain concepts, issues, and debates in second language acquisitionstudies aimed specifically at undergraduates encountering the topicfor the first time. * Follows six fictitious language learners throughout the textwhose stories serve to introduce various concepts and issues * Contains specific chapters on first language acquisition andbilingualism, as well as explicit references to the most recent andimportant research * Covers key topics including acquisition contexts, theoreticalperspectives, language teaching methods, second languagedevelopment, and individual differences (such as age, aptitude, andmotivation) * Grabs student attention with lighthearted cartoons thatillustrate and reinforce key ideas * Features a full range of pedagogical tools to aid studentlearning, including "language learning in practice"textboxes; bolded new terms defined in the margins; an end-of-bookglossary; self-assessment and classroom discussion questions;exercise and project ideas; and further online viewingsections

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Kirsten M. Hummel

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Bildungswesen Education Erlernen von Fremdsprachen Fremdsprache Language Teaching Lehrpläne / Sprachen Linguistics Second Language Acquisition Sprachwissenschaften

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"Readers will recognize the voice of an experiencedteacher as they make their way through Introducing Second LanguageAcquisition." --Carol A. Chapelle, Iowa State University "Kirsten Hummel's textbook does an excellent job of introducingthe complexity of second language acquisition in a student-friendlyformat for undergraduate courses. Real-life characters help groundempirical learning phenomena and their theoreticalexplanations." --Elisabet Service, McMaster University
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