In Other Words
The Science And Psychology Of Second-language Acquisition
Published on 20. October 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-465-03281-5 (ISBN)
Description
More than five thousand languages are currently spoken around the globe. Learning to speak one of them is virtually effortless for most of us, so why is it commonly so difficult to learn a second language? Unraveling this mystery, two top researchers in the field explain how language acquisition can be an odyssey of self-discovery.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
371 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-465-03281-5 (9780465032815)
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Persons
Ellen Bialystok is professor of psychology at York University in Toronto and the author of three books, including Communicaiton Strategies and Language Processing in Bilingual Children.Kenji Hakuta is professor of education and linguistics at Stanford University and the author of The Mirror of Language.
Content
* First Word * Language * Brain * Mind * Self * Culture * Last Word