This text presents the findings of a major investigation of second language proficiency in various groups of school-aged learners. It invites a frank appraisal of the research from an outside panel of experts. The theoretical and practical implications of the study are the subject of a lively debate focused on three main research issues: the nature of second language proficiency, the impact of classroom treatment on second language learning, and the role of social and individual factors in bilingual development. This original collection of articles will be of interest to all those concerned with policy and practice in second language education.
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It invites a frank appraisal of the research from an outside panel of experts. The theoretical and practical implications of the study are the subject of a lively debate focused on three main research issues: the nature of second language proficiency, the impact of classroom treatment on second language learning, and the role of social and individual factors in bilingual development. This original collection of articles will be of interest to all those concerned with policy and practice in second language education.
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This book is about a major five-year research project conducted during the 1980s in the Modern Language Centre at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, North America, Jim Cummins, Universal Grammar, Jacquelyn Schachter, South Africa, Birgit Harley, Merrill Swain, Modern Language Centre, Stern's P-scale, Wallace Lambert New!
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This book is about a major five-year research project conducted during the 1980s in the Modern Language Centre at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, North America, Jim Cummins, Universal Grammar, Jacquelyn Schachter, South Africa, Birgit Harley, Merrill Swain, Modern Language Centre, Stern's P-scale, Wallace Lambert New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Social Psychology (Foundations of modern psychology series) by William Wilson Lambert in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Natural Approach (Language Teaching Methodology) by Tracy D. Terrell on page 164, and Back Matter
- Sociolinguistics and Language Teaching (Cambridge Applied Linguistics) by Sandra Lee McKay in Front Matter
- Language Learning and Deafness (Cambridge Applied Linguistics) by Michael Strong in Front Matter
- The Learner-Centred Curriculum: A Study in Second Language Teaching (Cambridge Applied Linguistics) by David Nunan in Front Matter
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- Testing the Spoken English of Young Norwegians: A Study of Testing Validity and the Role of Smallwords in Contributing to Pupils' Fluency (Studies in Language Testing) by Angela Hasselgreen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- English Language Teaching in Its Social Context: A Reader (Teaching English Language Worldwide) by Christopher Candlin on page 71
- Performance and Competence in Second Language Acquisition by Gillian Brown on page 150
- Linguistic Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition (Cambridge Applied Linguistics) by Susan M. Gass in Front Matter
- Second Language Classrooms: Research on Teaching and Learning (Cambridge Applied Linguistics) by Craig Chaudron in Front Matter
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