This book provides an introduction to the application of second language acquisition
(SLA) research to language teaching suitable for language teachers, student
teachers and students on MA courses in applied linguistics, TESOL, methodology
of modern language teaching, and so on. It presupposes no previous background
and provides explanations and glossaries of important terms. Most sections of
each chapter start with focusing questions and keywords and end with summaries
of the area and of its application, as well as presenting discussion topics and further
reading.
The scope of the book ranges from particular aspects of language and language
teaching to broader contexts of second language acquisition and general ideas of
language teaching. After the general background in Chapter 1, the next four chapters
look at how people learn particular aspects of the second language: grammar
in Chapter 2, vocabulary in Chapter 3, pronunciation in Chapter 4, and the writing
system in Chapter 5. The next three chapters treat learners as individuals,
dealing with learners’ strategies in Chapter 6, listening and reading processes in
Chapter 7, and individual differences in Chapter 8. Chapter 9 examines the characteristics
of language teaching in classrooms. The remaining chapters adopt a
wider perspective. Chapter 10 looks at the nature of the L2 user and the native
speaker, Chapter 11 at goals of language teaching, and Chapter 12 at models of
second language acquisition. The final Chapter 13 discusses different styles of language
teaching and looks for their foundations in SLA research.
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