Journal of Language Research

Journal of Language Research

Book Review: How Languages are Learned

Yazarlar: İ̇rem ALTUNEL

Cilt 4 , Sayı 1 , 2020 , Sayfalar 107 - 109

Konular:Dil ve Dil Bilim

Anahtar Kelimeler:Language,Acquisition,Learning

Özet: The book How Languages are Learned (ISBN 978-0-19-454126-8) was written by Patsy M. Lightbown & Nina Spada, and first published in 1993. The fourth edition of this award-winning book was published in 2013, and it is extensively used by educators and linguists all around the world. Patsy M. Lightbown is a Distinguished Professor Emerita in Applied Linguistics at Concordia University, Montreal. She has been working on second language learning & teaching for more than forty years. She is an author, editor, consultant and an advisor. The co-author of this book, Nina Spada, is a Professor Emerita in the Second Language Education Program at University of Toronto. Her main research interest is form-focused instruction in classroom SLA. Furthermore, she was a Visiting Professor at Boğaziçi University, Turkey, in 2015. The book’s updated content provides educators some important information about recent research on second language learning. It also presents a number of useful activities and questions related to this field which will trigger critical thinking. The books itself is a good and reliable source that relates language acquisition theory and research to teaching and learning in the classroom.


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@article{2020, title={Book Review: How Languages are Learned}, volume={4}, number={107–109}, publisher={Journal of Language Research}, author={İ̇rem ALTUNEL}, year={2020} }
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İ̇rem ALTUNEL. (2020). Book Review: How Languages are Learned (Vol. 4). Vol. 4. Journal of Language Research.
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İ̇rem ALTUNEL. Book Review: How Languages Are Learned. no. 107–109, Journal of Language Research, 2020.