Second Language Learning And Language Teaching 4Th Edition

Second Language Learning and Language Teaching

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Second Language Learning and Language Teaching
Fourth Edition

Vivian Cook

First published in Great Britain in 2001 by Arnold. This fourth edition published in 2008 by Hodder Education, an Hachette UK Company, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH. www.hoddereducation.com © 2008 Vivian Cook All rightsreserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronically or mechanically, including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system, without either prior permission in writing from the publisher or a licence permitting restricted copying. In the United Kingdom such licences are issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency:Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Hachette Livre UK’s policy is to use papers that are natural, renewable and recyclable products and made from wood grown in sustainable forests. The logging and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. The advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at thedate of going to press, but neither the authors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISBN: 978 0340 95876 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cover © Marco Cristofori/zefa/Corbis Typeset in 10/13 Stone Serif by Macmillan Publishing Solutions (www.macmillansolutions.com) Printed and bound in Malta What do you think about this book? Or any other Hodder Education title? Please send your comments to the feedback section on www.hoddereducation.com
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Contents
Acknowledgements Note to teachers 1 Background to second language acquisition research and language teaching 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 The scope of this book Common assumptions of language teaching What is second language acquisition research? What a teacher can expect from SLA research Some background ideas of SLA research Discussion topicsFurther reading Glosses on language teaching methods 2 Learning and teaching different types of grammar 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 What is grammar? Structure words, morphemes and sequences of acquisition The processability model Principles and parameters grammar L2 learning of grammar and L2 teaching The role of explicit grammar in language teaching Discussion topics Further reading Some grammatical terms3 Learning and teaching vocabulary 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Word frequency Knowledge of words One word-store or two in the L2 user’s mind? Types of meaning Strategies for understanding and learning vocabulary Vocabulary and teaching 23 28 33 36 39 43 44 44 46 46 49 52 53 57 62 1 1 2 6 8 11 16 17 17 18 18 ix x

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Discussion topics Further reading Answers to Box 3.1 4 Acquiring andteaching pronunciation 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Phonemes and second language acquisition Learning syllable structure General ideas about phonology learning Choosing a model for teaching pronunciation Learning and teaching pronunciation Learning and teaching intonation Discussion topics Further reading

65 65 65 67 69 73 75 78 80 82 85 86

5 Acquiring and teaching a new writing system 5.1 5.2 5.35.4 Writing systems Spelling Punctuation The writing system and language teaching Discussion topics Further reading Answer to Box 5.1 Answer to Box 5.8

87 87 90 95 98 103 103 103 103

6 Strategies for communicating and learning 6.1 6.2 Communication strategies Learning strategies: how do learners vary in their approaches to L2 learning? Discussion topics Further reading Answers to Box 6.1...