New Perspectives on Individual Differences in Language Learning and Teaching

The volume constitutes an attempt to capture the intricate relationship between individual learner differences and other variables which are of interest to theorists, researchers and practitioners representing such diverse branches of applied linguistics as psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, pragmatics or language teaching methodology. It brings together contributions by Polish and international authors, including leading experts in the field, touching upon changing perspectives on individual variation, cognitive, affective and social variables, learning deficits as well as their impact on learning and teaching. It offers a multifaceted perspective on these problems and shows how theory and research can be translated into classroom practice.

List of contents

Changing Perspectives on Individual Learner Differences.- Cognitive Factors and Instructed Language Acquisition.- Affective and Social Factors in Language Learning.- Individual Differences in Learning and Teaching Practices

Summary

The volume constitutes an attempt to capture the intricate relationship between individual learner differences and other variables which are of interest to theorists, researchers and practitioners representing such diverse branches of applied linguistics as psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, pragmatics or language teaching methodology. It brings together contributions by Polish and international authors, including leading experts in the field, touching upon changing perspectives on individual variation, cognitive, affective and social variables, learning deficits as well as their impact on learning and teaching. It offers a multifaceted perspective on these problems and shows how theory and research can be translated into classroom practice.

Product details

• Assisted by: Miroslaw Pawlak (Editor), Mirosław Pawlak (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2012
• EAN: 9783642208492
• ISBN: 978-3-642-20849-2
• No. of pages: 366
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 26 mm x 245 mm
• Weight: 740 g
• Illustrations: XLVI, 366 p.
• Series: Second Language Learning and Teaching; Second Language Learning and Teaching
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Fremdsprachenerwerb, Fremdsprachendidaktik, B, Education, Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics and Cognitive Lingusitics, Psycholinguistics, Language Education, Language and education, Language teaching & learning