Introduction to Foreign Language Learning

An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Research provides a synthesis of empirical findings on second and foreign language learning by children and adults, emphasising the design and ececution

The ultimate rapid language-learning guide! For those who’ve despaired of ever learning a foreign language, here, finally, is a book that will make the words stick. At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner

This companion activity book to the Ladybird Readers edition of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfsoffersfurther reading, writing and speaking practice, as wellas spelling, listening and singing activities.Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series for English Language Teaching (ELT) markets, designed for children learning English as a foreign or second language.

English for Everyone is an exciting and comprehensive self-study course for adults learning English as a foreign language. This course is a unique new series with a visual, engaging, and easy to follo

DescriptionCengage Learning and IQChinese bring to you Go! Chinese, a textbook series to be used together with IQChinese Go courseware (multimedia CD-ROM) for learners of Chinese as a foreign language

DescriptionCengage Learning and IQChinese bring to you Go! Chinese, a textbook series to be used together with IQChinese Go courseware (multimedia CD-ROM) for learners of Chinese as a foreign language

DescriptionCengage Learning and IQChinese bring to you Go! Chinese, a textbook series to be used together with IQChinese Go courseware (multimedia CD-ROM) for learners of Chinese as a foreign language

DescriptionCengage Learning and IQChinese bring to you Go! Chinese, a textbook series to be used together with IQChinese Go courseware (multimedia CD-ROM) for learners of Chinese as a foreign language

Language learning research aims to describe and fully explain how and why language learning takes place, but can fall short of its stated purpose. Systematic, rigorous research is needed if the growing field of language learning is to progress methodically. This book demonstrates and fully explains such a methodology. Given that research in language acquisition yields practical pedagogical implications, it is crucial that it is rigorous and accurate.This book offers a quantitative research methodology that relies on statistical analysis in order to make inferences and conclusions about language learning. Experimental research aims to understand differences between or within groups of learners under manipulated environments. It requires strict control of conditions, enabling interpretations with a low factor of error. Aek Phakiti provides step-by-step guidelines and underlying principles, epistemology and methodology, in a book that is essential for advanced students of language acquisi

Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE, Tenth Edition, is appropriate for a variety of fields--including education, languages, psychology, cognitive science, anthropol

Verbs and verb conjugations are the basic building blocks when learning a foreign language. Light, compact, and easy to carry wherever students go, books in this series offer approximately 300 frequen

Learning a foreign language has never been this much fun! Just pull the sturdy tabs and change the words under the pictures from English to Spanish and back again to English!

UK’s bestselling language learning audio series This German Audio Course is the perfect companion for holidays and business trips in Germany and German-speaking countries. • Easy to use – fast, flexib

UK’s bestselling language learning audio series This Japanese Audio Course is the perfect companion for holidays and business trips in Japan. • Easy to use – fast, flexible and portable• Easy to follo

This comprehensive foreign-language reference volumes features 100,000 entries with translations, making it an ideal reference book for schools, libraries, businesses, and the home bookshelf. Its mana

This comprehensive foreign-language reference volumes features 100,000 entries with translations, making it an ideal reference book for schools, libraries, businesses, and the home bookshelf. Its manageable size and reasonable price also makes it a practical learning tool for students taking a foreign-language course. In the pages of German-English, readers will find:American-style English to German and translations from German to American-style EnglishEach headword is listed with its translation, part of speech, and pronunciationPhrases follow each definition using headwords in standard contextsSeparate bilingual lists present numerals, abbreviations, and moreThe addition of new words for computers, the Internet, and information technologyFree downloadable bilingual electronic dictionary available for your PC or MacThis all-inclusive dictionary also features full-color, atlas-style maps, concise grammar guides, regular verb conjugation lists, and more language learning aids. Complete,

Integrating the arts in foreign language curricula enables us to connect language to other semiotic spaces and cultural productions such as theater, the fine arts, art history, architecture, music, mu

This succinct yet comprehensive introduction is the first text to gear foreign policy analysis (FPA) theory toward advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Cogently written, clearly org

Language Learners use interactive games to enhance the foreign language skills children learn in school. Heavy on useful, kid friendly phrases, this book will get foreign language students making conv

Due to the inherent difficulty of Chinese characters, native English speakers can learn spoken Chinese words much faster than they can learn to write them.The Basic Chinese series guides you using separate but integrated "tracks" to help you master---efficiently---Chinese speaking, listening, reading, and writing.Basic Chinese focuses on the challenges faced by English-speaking learners...learners like you!"An ingenious introduction ... Basic Spoken Chinese is the finest textbook for learning Modern Standard Mandarin that I have ever encountered."---Dr. Victor H. Mair, Professor of Chinese Language and Literature, University of Pennsylvania"The ideal material for any committed learner embarking on the journey of learning the Chinese language."---Dr. Jun Yang, Senior Lecturer in Chinese, University of Chicago"Revolutionary in its approach ... The dream of having engaged and fully-prepared students in every class is an easily reachable reality for any program that adopts this series."---

LEARNING LANGUAGE ARTS WITH COMPUTERS extends the original LEARNING WITH COMPUTERS K-5 series with core curriculum topics. The three new discipline-specific texts offer 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade student

Learning about language is an exciting and ambitious new series of introductions to fundamental topics in language, linguistics and related areas. The books are designed for students of linguistics an

A comprehensive introduction to Support Vector Machines and related kernel methods. In the 1990s, a new type of learning algorithm was developed, based on results from statistical learning theory: t

The perfect language companion for travels abroad, complete with necessary words, phrases, and pronunciation guidesGetting to grips with a foreign language is never easy, and most phrase books are too

The perfect language companion for travels abroad, complete with necessary words, phrases, and pronunciation guidesGetting to grips with a foreign language is never easy, and most phrase books are too

Contemporary Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) is a comprehensive, one-volume work written by leading international figures in the field focusing on a wide range of theoretical and methodolog

This book provides a detailed introduction to the development of the German language from the earliest reconstructible prehistory to the present day. A key to understanding how any human language work

Teaching Young Learners to Think offers 80 activities specifically designed to develop children's foreign language competence while promoting basic thinking skills.

For over 65 years, millions have learned with Living LanguageR. Now it’s your turn.?Based on the Living Language Method?, Platinum Italian gives you, the flexibility to fit language learning into your

《商務西班牙語入門》內容簡介：Introduction to Business Spanish is directed at beginners, professionals andstudents, who need a basic introduction to the Spanish language in order tosupport or enhance their career de

Discover the language-learning method millions around the world have come to trustUnlike most language-learning systems, Michel Thomas Method Japanese Advanced enables you to naturally and intuitively

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Discover the language-learning method millions around the world have come to trustUnlike most language-learning systems, Michel Thomas Method Dutch Advanced enables you to naturally and intuitively de

Discover the language-learning method millions around the world have come to trustUnlike most language-learning systems, Michel Thomas Method Italian Advanced enables you to naturally and intuitively

A lively, practical way to develop and improve basic foreign language skillsThis new, audio-based language series from Teach Yourself is an entertaining, nonintimidating way for beginners to build con

Books in the innovative Foreign Language Word Puzzles series help students of foreign languages learn vocabulary and word meanings by working out a succession of fun-to-do word puzzles. Featured in e

A lively, practical way to develop and improve basic foreign language skills This audio-based language series from Teach Yourself is an entertaining, non-intimidating way for you to begin building co

A lively, practical way to develop and improve basic foreign language skills This audio-based language series from Teach Yourself is an entertaining, non-intimidating way for you to begin building co

A lively, practical way to develop and improve basic foreign language skills This audio-based language series from Teach Yourself is an entertaining, non-intimidating way for you to begin building

A lively, practical way to develop and improve basic foreign language skills This new, audio-based language series from Teach Yourself is an entertaining, nonintimidating way for beginners to build c