At the Crossroads: Challenges of Foreign Language Learning

This book offers a valuable contribution to the discussion on the complexities of L2 learning processes that pose a challenge to learners. Focusing on the cognitive, affective and socio-cultural perspectives, the papers included provide important insights into the individual's experiences in second language acquisition. This work also addresses social interactions and cultural background, shedding new light on their role in the context in L2 learning processes. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the challenges of foreign-language (FL) learning and teaching.

List of contents

Treating Errors in Learners' Writing: Techniques and Processing of Corrective Feedback.- Mind, Language and Experience: Improving the Understanding of Figurative Language in EFL.- Basic Features of Conceptual Sphere "geopolitics" in Modern English-speaking Worldview.- On the Mongolian Students' Difficulties in Acquiring English Relative Clauses, due to Syntactic Structure Difference.- Individual Difference Variables as Mediating Influences on Success or Failure in Form-focused Instruction.- Extraverts and Introverts in the Classroom Setting.

Summary

This book offers a valuable contribution to the discussion on the complexities of L2 learning processes that pose a challenge to learners. Focusing on the cognitive, affective and socio-cultural perspectives, the papers included provide important insights into the individual’s experiences in second language acquisition. This work also addresses social interactions and cultural background, shedding new light on their role in the context in L2 learning processes. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the challenges of foreign-language (FL) learning and teaching.

Product details

• Assisted by: Ewa Piechurska-Kuciel (Editor), Elzbiet Szymanska-Czaplak (Editor), Elzbieta Szymanska-Czaplak (Editor), Elżbieta Szymańska-Czaplak (Editor), Magdalena Szyszka (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319855813
• ISBN: 978-3-31-985581-3
• No. of pages: 203
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 12 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 341 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 203 p. 8 illus., 4 illus. in color.
• Series: Second Language Learning and Teaching; Second Language Learning and Teaching
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik, B, Education, Applied Linguistics, Language: reference & general, Language Education, Language and education, F-L Learning