Chapters are designed to stimulate thinking and understanding in relation to theory and practice, and help language educators to make informed judgements by arguing from a position based on theoretical knowledge and understanding. Bringing together leading contributors in the field, the book discusses a wide range of issues relating to second language learning and teaching including:
- the relationship between age and success in language learning
- aptitude versus motivation as predictors of successful language learning
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Table of Contents
Contents
INTRODUCTION: Ernesto Macaro and Robert Woore
PART 1: Framing the Debates
Chapter 1: Identifying key debates in second language teaching and learning. Robert Woore and Ernesto Macaro
Chapter 2: Learning English and learning languages other than English in Asia and Europe: Current scenarios and debates. Bruna Di Sabato and Andy Kirkpatrick
Chapter 3: Is there a best age for second language learning? Evidence from across the lifespan. Simone Pfenninger and David Singleton
Chapter 4: Multilingual Learners, linguistic pluralism and implications for education and research. Hamish Chalmers and Victoria Murphy
Chapter 5: Learning Language by Studying Content. David Lasagabaster
Chapter 6: Aptitude or motivation: Which is the better predictor of successful language learning? Suzanne Graham
Chapter 7: Key Issues in Pre-Service Language Teacher Education. Laura Molway
Chapter 8: Systemic In-Service Language Teacher Education. Simon Borg
PART 2: Applying the debates to second language learning contexts
Chapter 9: Implicit versus explicit grammar learning and teaching. Mirosław Pawlak
Chapter 10: Vocabulary Learning in Theory and Practice: Implicit and explicit mechanisms. Ron Martinez
Chapter 11: The L2-Only Versus the Multilingual Debate. Ernesto Macaro
Chapter 12: Teaching Phonics in a Second Language. Robert Woore.
Chapter 13: What Kind of Pronunciation Learning Should Teachers Expect of Their Learners? Sara Kennedy and Pavel Trofimovich
Chapter 14: Teaching the Language or Teaching the Process. Peter Yongqi Gu
Reflections: Ernesto Macaro and Robert Woore
Index
