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This book argues controversially that second--language acquisition has much in common with other forms of skill learning, and that there is much to be learned about the business of language teaching by considering the views and practices of teachers in other domains.

Table of Contents
List of Figures.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Language and Cognition.

Language as Skill.

Second-language Learning and Universal Grammar.

A Model for Second-language Learning and Acquisition.

Declarative Knowledge: Developing and Maintaining It.

The Processing Dimension: Errors and Mistakes.

Making Automatic: ‘ra-1’.

Towards a Skill Framework for Language Teaching.

Communicative Language Teaching and Information Processing.

Bibliography.

Index.

Language Teaching and Skill Learning

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 02/12/1995
      ISBN13: 9780631168775, 978-0631168775
      ISBN10: 063116877X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book argues controversially that second--language acquisition has much in common with other forms of skill learning, and that there is much to be learned about the business of language teaching by considering the views and practices of teachers in other domains.

      Table of Contents
      List of Figures.

      Acknowledgements.

      Introduction.

      Language and Cognition.

      Language as Skill.

      Second-language Learning and Universal Grammar.

      A Model for Second-language Learning and Acquisition.

      Declarative Knowledge: Developing and Maintaining It.

      The Processing Dimension: Errors and Mistakes.

      Making Automatic: ‘ra-1’.

      Towards a Skill Framework for Language Teaching.

      Communicative Language Teaching and Information Processing.

      Bibliography.

      Index.

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