Second Language Educational Experiences For Adult Learners

Author : John M. Norris,John McE. Davis,Veronika Timpe-Laughlin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351863162

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Second Language Educational Experiences for Adult Learners by John M. Norris,John McE. Davis,Veronika Timpe-Laughlin Pdf

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Series Editors' Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- 1 Introduction: Foundations for Designing Second Language Educational Experiences -- Part 1 Second Language Acquisition and the Language Learner -- 2 Second Language Learning Theories -- 3 Learner Individual Differences-Static -- 4 Learner Individual Differences-Dynamic -- Part 2 Second Language Instruction, Assessment, and Educational Design -- 5 Language Pedagogical Approaches -- 6 Teaching Language Skills -- 7 Assessment in Support of Language Learning and Teaching -- 8 Approaches to Curriculum and Materials Development for Language Education -- 9 Instructional Sequencing and Language Learning Progressions -- Part 3 Second Language Educational Innovation and Support -- 10 Localizing Language Education -- 11 Supporting Teachers in Utilizing Language Learning Materials -- 12 Monitoring and Improving Language Instruction -- 13 Implications for Technology-Mediated Language Learning and Instruction -- References and Suggested Readings -- Index

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780128203781

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Adult and Second Language Learning by Anonim Pdf

The Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Volume 72 in this preeminent series, features empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning, to complex learning and problem-solving. Chapters in this new release cover Statistical learning predicts literacy acquisition of a foreign alphabetic and logographic language, An Investigation into Virtual Immersion Mandarin Chinese Writing Instruction with Students with Autism, Child and adult classroom L2 learners: uniqueness and similarities, and implications for cognitive models, Current Trends in Second Sign Language Research: Acquisition, Teaching and Assessment, Language Experiences and Cognitive Control: A Dynamic Perspective, and much more. Presents the latest information in the highly regarded Psychology of Learning and Motivation series Provides an essential reference for researchers and academics in cognitive science Contains information relevant to both applied concerns and basic research

Author : Heather MacKay
Publisher : Ernst Klett Sprachen
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Adult education
ISBN : 3125333164

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Teaching Adult Second Language Learners by Heather MacKay Pdf

Author : AKHIEZER,SHULGA,FOMIN
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0415300479

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Land-Pome-Mig Effe Mult Scatt by AKHIEZER,SHULGA,FOMIN Pdf

Author : Ocke-Schwen Bohn,Murray J. Munro
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027219737

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Language Experience in Second Language Speech Learning by Ocke-Schwen Bohn,Murray J. Munro Pdf

Deals with the language experience in second language speech learning

Author : Madeline E. Ehrman
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1996-09-26
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780761901914

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Understanding Second Language Learning Difficulties by Madeline E. Ehrman Pdf

Ehrman presents the insights, techniques and skills needed to understand why some adult students have difficulties with learning a second language, emphasising the importance of careful investigation and correct diagnosis of the cause.

Author : Joy Kreeft Peyton,Martha Young-Scholten
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781788927017

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Teaching Adult Immigrants with Limited Formal Education by Joy Kreeft Peyton,Martha Young-Scholten Pdf

Adult migrants who received little or no formal education in their home countries face a unique set of challenges when attempting to learn the languages of their new countries. Few adult migrants with limited or no literacy in their native languages successfully attain higher levels of literacy in their additional languages, even if they attain high levels of oral proficiency. This book, the result of a European- and United States-wide collaborative research project, aims to assist teachers working with adult migrants to address this attainment gap and help students reach the highest possible levels of literacy in their new languages. The chapters provide the latest research-informed evidence on the acquisition of linguistic competence and the development of reading in a new language by adults. The book concludes with a chapter that addresses the challenges and opportunities faced by this group of learners and their teachers, with specific instructional strategies that can be used. The book will be an invaluable resource for teachers, tutors and training providers, as well as volunteers, who work with adult migrants.

Author : Paula Winke,Tineke Brunfaut
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351034760

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The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing by Paula Winke,Tineke Brunfaut Pdf

This Handbook, with 45 chapters written by the world’s leading scholars in second language acquisition (SLA) and language testing, dives into the important interface between SLA and language testing: shared ground where researchers seek to measure second language performance to better understand how people learn their second languages. The Handbook also reviews how to best measure and evaluate the second language (L2) learners’ personal characteristics, backgrounds, and learning contexts to better understand their L2 learning trajectories. Taking a transdisciplinary approach to research, the book builds upon recent theorizing and measurement principles from the fields of applied linguistics, cognitive science, psychology, psycholinguistics, psychometrics, educational measurement, and social psychology. The Handbook is divided into six key sections: (1) Assessment concepts for SLA researchers, (2) Building instruments for SLA research, (3) Measuring individual differences, (4) Measuring language development, (5) Testing specific populations, and (6) Measurement principles for SLA researchers.

Author : Shamim Ali
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783640910670

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Adult Language Learning: Insights, Instructions And Implications by Shamim Ali Pdf

Master's Thesis from the year 2006 in the subject Pedagogy - Adult Education, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad (English Department), course: Research Project, language: English, abstract: The present study aims to investigate, that age is not a detriment to language learning .As young students are biologically disposed to better second language learning, as well as given certain benefits such as lower self-monitor and affective filter ,but at the same time adults are also not at a lower vantage point in L2 learning process. In the language learning program, adult learners bring with them certain advantages. Adults are better at understanding grammatical rules since they are aware of the rules and structures in their own language. [...] Especially in the areas of vocabulary and language structure, adults are actually better language learners than children. Adult learners have more highly developed cognitive systems, are able to make higher order associations and generalizations, and can integrate new language input with their already substantial learning experience. They also rely on long-term memory rather than the short-term memory function used by children and younger learners for rote learning. Adults have already developed learning strategies that have served them well in other contexts. They can use these strategies to their advantage in language learning. This research will suggest ways of dealing better with adult learners in their academic performance in the language class. The researchers' aim will be to investigate that they have potentials to become accomplished language learners with the advantage of more advanced cognitive development in the first language ,and they integrate new language input with their already substantial learning experience. To prove her point of view the researcher will involve 10 teachers and 30 students of Diploma,Certificate and Foundation level at the Department of English (functional Courses) at National University of Modern Languages Islamabad .For assessing adult learners proficiency in the class, questionnaires will be distributed among the participants. Classroom observation are also contributing factor in determining the learning process of adult learners so these tools will be used to find the role and behavior pattern of adult learners .Further it would help language teachers to understand that experience of adult learner is a living text book, and teachers can go through the language programme by cooperating with adult learners.

Author : Gabriel Wyner
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 54,7 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 : J. Michael O'Malley,Anna Uhl Chamot
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1990-02-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 052135837X

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Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition by J. Michael O'Malley,Anna Uhl Chamot Pdf

A review of the literature on learning strategies, describing and classifying learning strategies in second language learning.

Author : Steven Brown,Jenifer Larson-Hall
Publisher : University of Michigan Press ELT
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780472034987

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Second Language Acquisition Myths by Steven Brown,Jenifer Larson-Hall Pdf

This volume was conceived as a first book in SLA for advanced undergraduate or introductory master’s courses that include education majors, foreign language education majors, and English majors. It’s also an excellent resource for practicing teachers. Both the research and pedagogy in this book are based on the newest research in the field of second language acquisition. It is not the goal of this book to address every SLA theory or teach research methodology. It does however address the myths and questions that non-specialist teacher candidates have about language learning. Steven Brown is the co-author of the introductory applied linguistics textbook Understanding Language Structure, Interaction, and Variation textbook (and workbook). The myths challenged in this book are: § Children learn languages quickly and easily while adults are ineffective in comparison. § A true bilingual is someone who speaks two languages perfectly. § You can acquire a language simply through listening or reading. § Practice makes perfect. § Language students learn (and retain) what they are taught. § Language learners always benefit from correction. § Individual differences are a major, perhaps the major, factor in SLA. § Language acquisition is the individual acquisition of grammar.

Author : Ervin Kovačevic,Kova&
Publisher : International University of Sarajevo
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-05
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9958896524

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Teaching Adult Language Learners: Enhancing Personal Methodologies by Ervin Kovačevic,Kova& Pdf

The book is originally intended for postgraduate students of applied linguistics and foreign language teachers who may have some unresolved dilemmas about foreign language education for adults. It opens with a chapter about seven dominant perspectives on the learning process. The book moves across the notions of adulthood, adult learner, adult education, and principles of foreign (the prefix second is interchangeably used) language teaching methodology. The final chapter is designed to help you reflect on your own inclinations towards embracing or rejecting novelties in teaching design. Overall, the first four chapters may appeal to a broad audience, but the final three chapters may require a level of relevant experience and supplementary reading about issues in education and foreign language methodology. This book can be read from cover to cover, but it is not necessary to do so. I encourage you to skip to chapters that you find relevant. Every chapter has a few sections which I labeled Personal Notes where I tried to spare you the academic style and provide some opportunities for reflections by means of my personal experiences, dilemmas, observations, and anecdotes. The chapters also have Highlights which tend to sum up or emphasize key elements in the textbook's segments for which I assumed it would be necessary. Every chapter ends with a few Questions for Reflections and Discussions which are meant to motivate you to reexamine your understanding of the reviewed and proposed ideas.

Author : Zhisheng (Edward) Wen,Mohammad Javad Ahmadian
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027262387

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Researching L2 Task Performance and Pedagogy by Zhisheng (Edward) Wen,Mohammad Javad Ahmadian Pdf

This volume honours Peter Skehan’s landmark contributions to research in Task-Based Language Teaching. It offers state-of-the-art reviews as well as cutting-edge new research studies, all reflective of key theoretical and methodological issues in current research, such as the role and nature of task complexity and the distinct dimensions of L2 task performance. Collectively, these chapters celebrate Professor Skehan’s seminal influence on TBLT and second language acquisition research, and they bear witness to the sustained academic mentoring and collaboration that have characterised his career. Contributed both by senior academics and more recent participants in SLA and TBLT research, the chapters variously explore conceptual frameworks and methodological insights on central issues in TBLT research, theoretical debates, innovative research paradigms and methodologies, as well as practical pedagogical proposals. The book provides a wide-ranging and balanced account of Skehan’s work and its impact on other researchers, serving as an introduction as well as a critical review for both seasoned and novice researchers and for interested practitioners.

Author : Clarena Larrotta
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781788923194

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Narratives of Adult English Learners and Teachers by Clarena Larrotta Pdf

This book centralizes the narratives of adult English language learners, teachers, and trainee teachers in the development of a humanistic language pedagogy; their strengths, concerns, and stories inform this practical guide to adult literacy development and English language-culture learning and teaching. The author sets the need to educate the whole person, and to focus on the adult learner’s strengths and assets, against a background of rigorous research and practical experience. This book combines evidence-based pedagogy with a passionate belief in the centrality of the learner and the importance of education and will be invaluable to all those involved in teaching and training related to adult English language learners.