Second Language Learning and Language Teaching

Vivian Cook, Dick Smakman (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

366 Seiten

2026 | 6th edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-63368-4 (ISBN)

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This new edition of Vivian Cook’s bestseller has been updated in order to deal with the effects of a changing and diversifying world and language-learning classroom. The latest sociolinguistic and didactic insights arising from these changes are now part of this book.

A classic introduction to second language acquisition and its application to language teaching, the sixth edition of Second Language Learning and Language Teaching has been extensively revised to reflect the evolving realities of multilingual classrooms and global communication. Drawing on the latest research, it offers clear explanations of key theoretical concepts alongside practical insights for language teaching.

Written by leading expert Vivian Cook and sensitively updated by Dick Smakman, the book critically engages with native-speaker models, emphasising intelligibility, meaningful communication, and the diverse ways in which people learn additional languages. A brand-new chapter on the changing classroom explores current pedagogical challenges and emerging learner profiles, while updated content is organizsd thematically for greater clarity.

Designed for readers with no prior background in second language research, this accessible and comprehensive text is ideal for students of applied linguistics, TESOL, and language education more broadly.

Pedagogical features include focusing questions, an expanded glossary, and a rich companion website offering additional materials for both students and instructors.

Vivian Cook was Professor of Applied Linguistics at Newcastle University, UK. His main interests were how people learn second languages and how writing works in different languages, particularly in street signs. He was a founder of the European Second Language Association and co-founder and co-editor of the journal Writing System Research. Dick Smakman is Lecturer of Sociolinguistics and Second Language Teaching at Leiden University, the Netherlands. In his teachings and research, he combines the two fields. He has taught English and Dutch at various universities.

Preface

Notes on the Text

Part I. BACKGROUND

1. Learning and Teaching Language

2. Second Language Acquisition Research

Part II. LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE

3. The Changing Classroom

4. Individual Learner Differences

5. Strategies for Communicating and Learning

6. Models of Second Language Learning

Part III. TEACHING A SECOND LANGUAGE

7. The Learner and the Native Speaker

8. The Goals of Language Teaching

9. Second Language Pedagogy

Part IV. LEARNING AND TEACHING SECOND LANGUAGE SKILLS

10. Writing

11. Grammar

12. Vocabulary

13. Pronunciation

References

Glossary

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.1.2026
Zusatzinfo	25 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Halftones, black and white; 29 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-367-63368-X / 036763368X
ISBN-13	978-0-367-63368-4 / 9780367633684
Zustand	Neuware