The Cambridge Guide to Learning English as a Second Language

✍ Scribed by Anne Burns (editor), Jack C. Richards (editor)

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 362
• Series: Cambridge Guides
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of second language learning. The focus throughout the book is primarily on language learning, but each chapter also discusses the implications for teaching and assessment, thus informing both understanding and practice. The book contains nine sections, which aim to organise and reflect different dimensions of the diverse and complex scope of learning English as a second or additional language. Four themes which permeate the chapters are: learning and learners; learning and language; learning and language development; learning and learning context. The 36 chapters are up-to-date and authoritative, written by experts in the field. The content is accessibly written, with questions for discussion and follow-up reading suggestions provided.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Section 1. LEARNERS AND LEARNING ENGLISH
Learning as a Child
Learning as an Adolescent
Learning as an Adult
Learning with Learning Difficulties
Learning Two or More Languages
Section 2. INDIVIDUAL, SOCIAL AND AFFECTIVE DIMENSIONS OF LEARNING ENGLISH
Motivation
Language Aptitude
Language Anxiety
Language Learning Strategies
Identity and Language Learning
Section 3. CONTEXTS OF LEARNING ENGLISH
Learning Through Social Interaction
Learning in the Classroom
Learning Beyond the Classroom
Section 4. LEARNING ENGLISH FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES
Learning for Academic Purposes
Learning for Specific Purposes
Learning for the Workplace
Section 5. LEARNING THE ‘SYSTEMS’ OF ENGLISH
Learning Pronunciation
Learning Vocabulary
Learning Lexical Phrases
Learning Grammar
Section 6. LEARNING THE FOUR SKILLS OF ENGLISH
Learning Listening
Learning Speaking
Learning Reading
Learning Writing
Section 7. LEARNING THE SOCIAL USES OF ENGLISH
Learning Genres
Learning Literacy
Learning Pragmatics
Learning Intercultural Competence
Section 8. APPROACHES TO LEARNING ENGLISH
Learning through Tasks
Learning Through Content
Learning Through Translation
Learning Through Textbooks
Learning Through a Corpus
Section 9. TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING ENGLISH
Learning through Technology
Online Language Learning
Learning Through Social Media
List of Contributors
Index