Principles of Language Learning and Teaching - H. Douglas Brown - 9780131991286

Principles of Language Learning and Teaching Fifth Edition by H. Douglas Brown is the classic second language acquisition text used by teacher education programs worldwide. Principles introduces key concepts through definitions of terms thought-provoking questions charts and spiraling. New Classroom Connections encourage students to consider the implications of research for classroom pedagogy. An up-to-date bibliography and new glossary provide quick access to important works and key terminology in the field. The fifth edition takes a comprehensive look at foundations of language teaching through discussions of the latest research in the field including: Vygotsky's and Bakhtin's theories Thorndike's law of effect error treatment noticing recasts intercultural communication language policy and politics corpus linguistics hot topics in SLA connectionism and emergentism flow theory willingness to communicate strategies-based instruction contrastive rhetoric attribution theory self-efficacy output hypothesis Also by H. Douglas Brown: Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy Language Assessment: Principles and Classroom Practices Strategies for Success: A Practical Guide to Learning English

TITLE: Principles of Language Learning and Teaching

AUTHOR: H. Douglas Brown

SKU: 9780131991286

PUBLISHER: Pearson Education (US)

DATE PUBLISHED: 22/05/2006

PLACE PUBLISHED: United States

PAGES: 410

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 179 mm x 232 mm x 22 mm

WEIGHT: 690 gr