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New Perspectives on Individual Differences in Language Learning and Teaching

  • Provides an up-to-date account of theory and research on the role of individual variables in the process of learning and teaching foreign languages
  • Focuses upon not only on traditionally recognized cognitive, affective and social factors, but also on learning deficits, as well as approaching all of these from the perspective of both learners and teachers
  • Brings together contributions not only by Polish scholars but also leading international experts in the field of individual learner differences, thus striking the right balance between a Polish and more global perspective
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Second Language Learning and Teaching (SLLT)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xlvi
  2. Changing Perspectives on Individual Learner Differences

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
  3. Changing perspectives on individual learner differences

    1. Individual Differences in the Light of New Linguistic Dispensation

      • Larissa Aronin, Basilius Bawardi
      Pages 15-32
  4. Cognitive Factors and Instructed Language Acquisition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
  5. Cognitive factors and instructed language acquisition

    1. Age and SLA: Research Highways and Bye-Ways

      • David Singleton, Justyna Leśniewska
      Pages 97-113
  6. Affective and Social Factors in Language Learning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
  7. Individual Differences in Learning and Teaching Practices

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 247-247

About this book

The volume constitutes an attempt to capture the intricate relationship between individual learner differences and other variables which are of interest to theorists, researchers and practitioners representing such diverse branches of applied linguistics as psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, pragmatics or language teaching methodology. It brings together contributions by Polish and international authors, including leading experts in the field, touching upon changing perspectives on individual variation, cognitive, affective and social variables, learning deficits as well as their impact on learning and teaching. It offers a multifaceted perspective on these problems and shows how theory and research can be translated into classroom practice.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Adam Mickiewicz University, Kalisz, Poland

    Mirosław Pawlak

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: New Perspectives on Individual Differences in Language Learning and Teaching

  • Editors: Mirosław Pawlak

  • Series Title: Second Language Learning and Teaching

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20850-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-20849-2Published: 07 April 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43780-9Published: 09 May 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-20850-8Published: 05 April 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2193-7648

  • Series E-ISSN: 2193-7656

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XLVI, 366

  • Topics: Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Language Education

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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