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Paperback In Other Words: The Science and Psychology of Second-Language Acquisition Book

ISBN: 0465032818

ISBN13: 9780465032815

In Other Words: The Science and Psychology of Second-Language Acquisition

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Book Overview

More than five thousand languages are currently spoken around the globe. Learning to speak one of them is virtually effortless for most of us, so why is it commonly so difficult to learn a second language? Unraveling this mystery, two top researchers in the field explain how language acquisition can be an odyssey of self-discovery.

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Good book for ESL teachers

In Other Words: The Science and Psychology of Second Language Acquisition was written by Ellen Bialystok and Kenji Hakuta and published by Basic Books in 1994. The book provides a complete theoretical review on the development of second language learning and teaching. The authors discuss why it is easier for some and more difficult for others to learn another language. They organize the book based on five factors that they...

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a good review of the research--if you can understand it

Just two criticisms: 1. The authors are not always objective. They belittle writings which other people might find valuable. A student of the Japanese language might profit from Ueda's list of 16 ways to avoid saying no. In 1954, McCarthy arrived at statistics regarding how many words are known by the average child at each age. A student learning a foreign vocabulary might be motivated by reading these statistics and...

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"In Other Words"

"In Other Words" Stanford language researchers Bialystok and Hakuta provide a detailed overview of current research in primary and second language learning. Chapters focusing on the relevance of brain, mind, self, and culture in language learning and the implications of each for acquiring a second language are supported by critical evaluations of research and theory. This is a smorgassbord of tasty ideas for anyone interested...

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