Handbook of Foreign Language Communication and Learning
eBook - PDF

Handbook of Foreign Language Communication and Learning

  1. 751 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Handbook of Foreign Language Communication and Learning

About this book

This volume focuses on how far the policies, principles and practices of foreign language teaching and learning are, or can be, informed by theoretical considerations and empirical findings from the linguistic disciplines. Part I deals with the nature of foreign language learning in general, while Part II explores issues arising from linguistic, socio-political, cultural and cognitive perspectives. Part III and IV then consider the different factors that have to be taken into account in designing the foreign language subject and the various approaches to pedagogy that have been proposed. Part V finally addresses questions concerning assessment of learner proficiency and the evaluation of courses designed to promote it.

Key features:

  • provides a state-of-the-art description of different areas in the context of foreign language communication and learning
  • presents a critical appraisal of the relevance of the field
  • offers solutions to everyday language-related problems
  • with contributions from renowned experts

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Table of contents

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Contents
  3. 1. Introduction. Developing foreign language communication: Principles and practices
  4. 2. What makes a language foreign?
  5. 3. Multilingualism and foreign language learning
  6. 4. Foreign language teaching and educational policy
  7. 5. Learning and teaching multiple languages
  8. 6. Developing links between second language acquisition research and language teaching
  9. 7. Language awareness
  10. 8. The linguistic perspective
  11. 9. Cultural perspectives on language learning and teaching
  12. 10. The political perspective
  13. 11. The cognitive perspective: Age effects and/or critical periods?
  14. 12. Foreign language syllabus design
  15. 13. The methodology of foreign language teaching: Methods, approaches, principles
  16. 14. Autonomous language learning
  17. 15. Teaching the spoken foreign language
  18. 16. Teaching the written foreign language
  19. 17. Principles of approach
  20. 18. Communicative language teaching
  21. 19. Language for specific purposes vs. general language
  22. 20. Content and language integrated learning
  23. 21. Computer assisted foreign language learning
  24. 22. Principles of testing and assessment
  25. 23. Issues in certification
  26. 24. Evaluation and learning in language programmes
  27. Backmatter