Language Learning

Author : Frederick Bodmer
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 039330034X

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The Loom of Language by Frederick Bodmer Pdf

Here is an informative introduction to language: its origins in the past, its growth through history, and its present use for communication between peoples. It is at the same time a history of language, a guide to foreign tongues, and a method for learning them. It shows, through basic vocabularies, family resemblances of languages -- Teutonic, Romance, Greek -- helpful tricks of translation, key combinations of roots and phonetic patterns. It presents by common-sense methods the most helpful approach to the mastery of many languages; it condenses vocabulary to a minimum of essential words; it simplifies grammar in an entirely new way; and it teaches a language as it is actually used in everyday life.

Author : Chris Lonsdale
Publisher : The Third Ear
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789889888701

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The Third Ear by Chris Lonsdale Pdf

You Can Learn Any Language -- Are you hesitating to learn a new language because you've heard it's difficult? Or are you trying right now but finding it harder than you imagined? What if you could become fluent in a new language in a very short period of time -- just months, or maybe even weeks? You can learn any new language quickly and easily. It doesn't require pain or frustration. It can be fun, exciting and enlightening. Of course, to have this experience you do need to know a few things. You need to find and use your hidden talent -- something we call the Third Ear. The Third Ear takes you step by step along a path to think about language learning in totally new ways. Ways that help you realise you already know how to learn any language. You just needed to be reminded.

Author : Rosa M. Manchón
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027260581

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Writing and Language Learning by Rosa M. Manchón Pdf

The current volume aspires to add to previous research on the connection between writing and language learning from a dual perspective: It seeks to reflect current progress in the domain as well as to foster future developments in theory and research. The theoretical postulations contained in Part I identify and expand in novel ways the diverse lenses through which the varied, multi-faceted dimensions of the connection between writing and language learning can be explored. The methodological reflections put forward in Part III signal theoretically-grounded and pedagogically-relevant paths along which future empirical work can grow. The empirical studies reported in Part II illuminate the myriad of individual, educational, and task-related variables that (may) mediate short-term and long-term language learning outcomes. These studies examine diverse forms of writing, performed in varied environments (including pen-and-paper and digital writing), conditions (writing individually and/or collaboratively), and instructional settings (academic settings – including secondary school and college level institutions – as well as out-of-school contexts).

Author : Phil Benson
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781788924924

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Language Learning Environments by Phil Benson Pdf

This book is the first in-depth examination of the application of theories of space to issues of second language learning. The author introduces the work of key thinkers on the theory of space and place and the relevance of their ideas to second language acquisition (SLA). He also outlines a new conceptual framework and set of terms for researching SLA that centre on the idea of 'language learning environments'. The book considers the spatial contexts in which language learning takes place and investigates how these spatial contexts are transformed into individualised language learning environments, as learners engage with a range of human and nonhuman, and physical and nonphysical, resources in their daily lives. Revisiting linguistics and language learning theory from a spatial perspective, the book demonstrates that the question of where people learn languages is equally as important as that of how they do so. This work is essential reading for any researcher wishing to research the role of the environment as an active player in SLA.

Author : Gabriel Wyner
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-05
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780385348102

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Fluent Forever by Gabriel Wyner Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • For anyone who wants to learn a foreign language, this is the method that will finally make the words stick. “A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide to learning new languages.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Guitar Zero At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? Rather, he learned them in the past few years, working on his own and practicing on the subway, using simple techniques and free online resources—and here he wants to show others what he’s discovered. Starting with pronunciation, you’ll learn how to rewire your ears and turn foreign sounds into familiar sounds. You’ll retrain your tongue to produce those sounds accurately, using tricks from opera singers and actors. Next, you’ll begin to tackle words, and connect sounds and spellings to imagery rather than translations, which will enable you to think in a foreign language. And with the help of sophisticated spaced-repetition techniques, you’ll be able to memorize hundreds of words a month in minutes every day. This is brain hacking at its most exciting, taking what we know about neuroscience and linguistics and using it to create the most efficient and enjoyable way to learn a foreign language in the spare minutes of your day.

Author : Kat— Lomb
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : 9781606437063

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Polyglot: How I Learn Languages by Kat— Lomb Pdf

KAT LOMB (1909-2003) was one of the great polyglots of the 20th century. A translator and one of the first simultaneous interpreters in the world, Lomb worked in 16 languages for state and business concerns in her native Hungary. She achieved further fame by writing books on languages, interpreting, and polyglots. Polyglot: How I Learn Languages, first published in 1970, is a collection of anecdotes and reflections on language learning. Because Dr. Lomb learned her languages as an adult, after getting a PhD in chemistry, the methods she used will be of particular interest to adult learners who want to master a foreign language.

Author : Wenhao Diao,Emma Trentman
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781800411340

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Language Learning in Study Abroad by Wenhao Diao,Emma Trentman Pdf

This book addresses the multilingual reality of study abroad across a variety of national contexts and target languages. The chapters examine multilingual socialization and translanguaging; how the target language is entwined in global, local and historical contexts; and how students use local and global varieties of English.

Author : Peter W. Culicover,Elizabeth V. Hume
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-29
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0814254438

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Basics of Language for Language Learners, 2nd Edition by Peter W. Culicover,Elizabeth V. Hume Pdf

Basics of Language for Language Learners, 2nd edition, by Peter W. Culicover and Elizabeth V. Hume, systematically explores all the aspects of language central to second language learning: the sounds of language, the different grammatical structures, the tools and strategies for learning, the social functions of communication, and the psychology of language learning and use.

Author : Amorey Gethin
Publisher : Intellect Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1997-05
Category : Applied linguistics
ISBN : 1871516676

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The Art and Science of Learning Languages by Amorey Gethin Pdf

Offers a framework for learning any language and provides the arguments as to why anyone should do so, as well as examining the merits of various methods of language learning. The key message of the book is the importance of self-reliance based on a positive approach and efficient organization.

Author : Rebecca L. Oxford
Publisher : Newbury House Publishers
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Language acquisition
ISBN : UCSC:32106013086845

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Language Learning Strategies by Rebecca L. Oxford Pdf

Practical and detailed recommendations, based on research, for the development of language learning strategies for the four language skills, with case studies, models, etc.

Author : H. Douglas Brown
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Language acquisition
ISBN : 0131919660

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Principles of Language Learning and Teaching by H. Douglas Brown Pdf

Author : Gary N. Chambers
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1853594482

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Motivating Language Learners by Gary N. Chambers Pdf

This book is informed by pupils' perceptions of the foreign language learning experience: attitudes brought from primary school; from home; visits abroad; the classroom. What are the implications of these for teachers? The author provides practical strategies to enhance (a) the enjoyment of the in-class experience and (b) the status of modern languages on the curriculum.

Author : Ningewance, Pat
Publisher : Lac Seul, Ont. : Mazinaate Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Ojibwa language
ISBN : 0969782632

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Talking Gookom's Language : Learning Ojibwe by Ningewance, Pat Pdf

Author : Rebecca L. Oxford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317878001

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Teaching & Researching: Language Learning Strategies by Rebecca L. Oxford Pdf

Over the past thirty years, the field of language learning strategies has generated a massive amount of interest and research in applied linguistics. Teaching and Researching Language Learning Strategies redraws the landscape of language learning strategies at just the right time. In this book Rebecca Oxford charts the field systematically and coherently for the benefit of language learning practitioners, students, and researchers. Offering practical, innovative suggestions for assessing, teaching, and researching language learning strategies, she provides examples of strategies and tactics from all levels, from beginners to distinguished-level learners, as well as a new taxonomy of strategies for language learning. In demonstrating why self-regulated learning strategies are necessary for language proficiency, Oxford integrates socio-cultural, cognitive, and affective dimensions, and argues convincingly for the need for conceptual cross-fertilization. Providing clear and concise explanations of the advantages and limitations of the different approaches, this book is full of practical value and theoretical insights. The book is designed to guide the reader with the use of a range of features, including: key quotes and concept boxes preview questions and chapter overviews glossary and end-of-chapter further readings sources and resources section

Author : Ali H. Al-Hoorie,Fruzsina Szabó
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781350166905

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Researching Language Learning Motivation by Ali H. Al-Hoorie,Fruzsina Szabó Pdf

One of the most active areas in the field of second language acquisition, language learning motivation is a burgeoning area of research. Yet the plethora of new ideas and research directions can be confusing for newcomers to the discipline to navigate. Offering concise, bite-size overviews of key contemporary research concepts and directions, this book provides an invaluable guide to the contemporary state of the field. Making the discussion of key topics accessible to a wider audience, each chapter is written by a leading expert and reflects on cutting-edge research issues. From well-established concepts, such as engagement and learning goals, to emerging ideas, including contagion and plurilingualism, this book provides easy to understand overviews and analysis of key contemporary themes. Helping readers understand a field which can appear highly technical and overwhelming, Researching Language Learning Motivation provides valuable insights, perspectives and practical applications.