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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457225203321

Autore

Cohen Andrew D.

Titolo

Strategies in learning and using a second language / / Andrew D. Cohen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-138-13457-0

1-315-83320-4

1-317-86117-5

1-283-17352-2

9786613173522

1-4082-5400-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (440 p.)

Collana

Longman Applied Linguistics

Disciplina

418.0071

Soggetti

Second language acquisition

Language and languages - Study and teaching

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2011 by Pearson Education Limited.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Publisher's acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Coming to terms with second language learning and language use strategies; 3 Methods for investigating language learning and language use strategies; 4 The practice of strategy instruction; 5 Research on strategy instruction; 6 Strategies for choosing the language of thought; 7 Strategy use in language assessment; 8 Discussion and conclusions; References; Author index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

Strategies in Learning and Using a Second Language examines what it takes to achieve long-term success in languages beyond the first language. Distinguishing language learning from language-use strategies, Andrew D. Cohen disentangles a morass of terminology to help the reader see what language strategies are and how they can enhance performance. Particular areas of research examined in the book include:- links between the use of task-specific strategies and



language performance - how multilinguals verbalise their thoughts during language learning and usestrate