
Extending the Boundaries of Research on Second Language Learning and Teaching
Miroslaw Pawlak(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 31. August 2011
Book
Hardback
XXII, 338 pages
978-3-642-20140-0 (ISBN)
Description
The book contains a selection of papers reflecting cutting-edge developments in the field of learning and teaching second and foreign languages. The contributions are devoted to such issues as classroom-oriented research, sociocultural aspects of language acquisition, individual differences in language learning, teacher development, new strands in second language acquisition research as well as methodological considerations. Because of its scope, the diversity of topics covered and the adoption of various theoretical perspectives, the volume is of interest not only to theorists and researchers but also to methodologists and practitioners, and can be used in courses for graduate students.
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Series
Edition
2011
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XXII, 338 p.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
705 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-642-20140-0 (9783642201400)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-20141-7
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Person
Prof. Miros¿aw Pawlak is a leading Polish scholar in the fields of applied linguistics, second language acquisition (SLA), and foreign language pedagogy. He serves as Professor of English in the Department of English Studies, Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts in Kalisz at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland and also holds an appointment at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Applied Sciences in Konin, Poland.
Dr. Mariusz Kruk is an applied linguist and Associate Professor at the University of Zielona Góra, Poland, working within the Department of English Philology. He is also affiliated with the Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts in Kalisz at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznä, Poland, where he contributes to English studies and applied linguistics research.
Dr. Joanna El¿bieta Zawodniak is a Polish applied linguist and Associate Professor at the University of Zielona Góra, Poland, where she works in the Institute of Neophilology (Department of English Philology). She has co-authored multiple influential publications exploring emotional, cognitive, and psychological dimensions of language learning.
Content
Researching Teacher's Classroom Practices.- Cultural, Pragmatic and Sociolinguistic Aspects of Second Language Acquisition.- Individual Variation in Instructed Second Language Acquisition.- Teachers in Second Language Education.- Staking out new Territories in Second Language Acquisition Research.- Methodological Issues in Research on Second Language Learning and Teaching.