Second language acquisition myths : applying second language research to classroom teaching / Steven Brown, Jenifer Larson-Hall.

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P118.2 .B77 2012

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Author/Creator:

Brown, Steven, 1952-

Language:

English

Imprint:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2012.

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Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-189) and indexes.

Contents:

Children learn languages quickly and easily while adults are ineffective in comparison
A true bilingual is someone who speaks two languages perfectly
You can acquire a language simply through listening or reading
Practice makes perfect
Language students learn (and retain) what they are taught
Language learners always benefit from correction
Individual differences are a major, perhaps the major, factor in SLA
Language acquisition is the individual acquisition of grammar.

Contributor:

Larson-Hall, Jenifer.

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ISBN:

9780472034987
0472034987