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An introduction to the main theories of first and second language acquisition (now in a new, updated edition).
Unlike many introductions to the field of language acquisition research, How Languages are Learned does not assume that you are already familiar with research methods or theories. This makes it especially suitable if you are a trainee teacher or a practising teache..more
Published April 1st 2006 by Oxford University Press, USA
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I really struggled to finish this. not because the content was difficult, but because the writing lacked enthusiasm. It's the same as a monotoned professor going on and on, and you really end up only catching half of what's said. I do think it had good information and good examples, but it certainly could have been better used. this wasn't the first linguistics book I've read, and it won't be the last, but I hope I never have to read another one this hard to focus on.
Nov 19, 2007Bill Michaud rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This book is awesome. It is written in such a way that anyone can read it. Linguistic books often carry many heavy technical terms and can lose the general audience (and the intended audience as well!) quite easily. This book makes linguistics fun and exciting and serves as a great starting point for anyone interested in studying linguistics.
Jan 31, 2016Lidiana de Moraes rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: 01-borrowed, 03-non-fiction, 05-in-english, 02-hardcopy, 04-theory
If more books were so well-written and well-organized as this one, I think I would be more interested in linguistics. Contrary to most authors from the field, Lightbown is not pretentious. She writes in order to make herself understood and not to sound intellectual. I'll definitely reread it. Looking forward to reading the other books from the Oxford series of handbooks for Language teachers.
Dec 25, 2015Maud rated it really liked it
Great book! It explains everything that you need to know in an easy way with relevant examples.
Feb 16, 2017bartosz rated it really liked it
Looking for better methods for learning languages I decided to dive into How Languages are Learned by Patsy M. Lightbown & Nina Spada.
The book is dedicated to teachers, and as such, offers superfluous information for a person simply interested in learning. Nevertheless, the book is simply packed with information that is also relevant to a student. The text is divided into 7 chapters and follows a very natural pattern: introducing first language acquisition in the first chapter; the problem of..more
It was just what I was looking for in that it gives a good overview of the prevailing theories around language acquisition. It was not what I wanted in that research has not yet definitively answered all my questions! If anything, the book equivocates more than it has to. As they put it: 'Knowing more about second language acquisition will not tell you what to do in your classroom tomorrow morning.' Bummer. On a positive note, this book made me feel more emboldened to keep learning and keep forg..more
Dec 25, 2016Chawki aouina rated it really liked it
how languages are learned is concise book about how we acquire languages,this book explains how a child learn the first landguage in a developmental sequences ,and the main theories underlying this process. starting from behaviourisit to innatist and others ..
it also describes how second language acquisition happend and why some people tend to learn languages better than others and what are the major setbacks in learning a language? providing a real life expirements conducted by some teachers g..more
A bit torn on the number of stars for this one. On the one hand, this was a valuable compendium of information on language acquisition, both first and second language. The summaries of key studies were useful. However, I felt like I came away with less actionable information than I anticipated, and the study summaries, since they're from a certain era, made the book feel dated. So I'm at 3.5 stars, basically, and since it's not like the authors could have anticipated future studies, I'm giving t..more
A very good, accessible read. This is the second or third intro-level book I've read on Second Language Acquisition, and it is the one I have liked the most. I found myself taking lots of word-for-word notes because of how good the writing and the content were.
Oct 10, 2010Dawn rated it really liked it
An interesting overview of first and second language acquisition theories, but I found several other texts easier to read and more informative during my course.
Apr 07, 2019Ponytaorponyboy rated it liked it · review of another edition
Overall an interesting book. It has way too many studies for me to enjoy reading properly but I enjoy that the very last chapter is essentially a summary of every misconception without the studies to back it up. It made for a much easier read than the rest of the chapters.
It also does NOT help that the professor teaching this subject 1) does not know jacksh*t about what she's teaching. Apart from the one chapter that she's extremely passionate about and NEEDS to overshare about 2) sucks Still...more
Nov 01, 2018Pam Dise-Moran rated it really liked it
Another book for my Masters of Ed for ESL. I liked the clear & succinct explanations in our other text by Ellis better. This book was thorough & pretty clear as well - an excellent reference & source for additional references as well as a guide to terminology, but the case studies were sometimes a bit dense to wade through.
Oct 01, 2018Bruna Rafaela rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2-format-pdf, 5-1-non-fiction, 5-5-language, 4-author-gender-expression-female, 2-language-original-in-en, 1-fichar
My first book about this topic, but it really helped me grasp a bit about the introduction to its main points. The writting felt really didatic and well structured, and I shall be returning to it for future references.
Nov 04, 2018Rasha rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Lightbown and Spada do a well-done job in outlining many different ELL characteristics and learning styles. They manage to smoothly bridge between first language acquisition and second language acquisition.
This book serves as a nice contrast to 'Literacies' by Cope and Kalantzis.
This was required reading for a summer ESL endorsement course I'm taking. I found it informative and interesting. I had perceptions challenged and motivations explained. The research was explained in a thorough and thoughtful way.
Dec 29, 2017MrsMJ rated it it was amazing
Great book! Easy read considering the topic is new (and therefore challenging) to many people. I found it very insightful about the way people acquire their first and second (3rd, 4th, etc.) languages.
Oct 27, 2018LunaSanguine rated it really liked it · review of another edition
This was way easier to read than a lot of books for university and I gained a lot of interesting knowledge from it.
Feb 24, 2019Jose Amezcua rated it really liked it · review of another edition
It’s a great book to get a general idea about how languages are learned. This well-written book is very useful for language teachers.
Very informative
Grad School Class. Not the worst.. but not worth the time.
Aug 22, 2019Wallace Barboza rated it really liked it
Such an insightful book for anyone interested in learning or studying languages.
Aug 16, 2017Edy rated it really liked it
Read while I was in graduate school. As my dissertation focused on bilingual education, language acquisition was important for me to understand.
Jan 05, 2012Nicholas Whyte rated it liked it
http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/2327653.html[return][return]A textbook mainly for language teachers (which I am not), from which I got two interesting things. The first is that it's amazing how little we actually know. Even the apparently obvious point that children find it easier to learn languages is only weakly backed up by research. There's obviously a big difference between learning your first language (or languages) and learning another after you can already talk. But I didn't feel that rese..more
Nov 25, 2008Mehrnaz
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It is mainly an academic book and useful to have a quick brush up on theories of language learning as it does not go much into the details of them but provides excellent list of books on the areas mentioned for further reading.
So I only needed to know the theories of the second language learning for two reasons: 1) For my own curiosity as a second and third language learner and 2)To have a better idea and plan for how I want my book to look like. It definitely would not look like any thing like..more
This is a must-read for every language teacher. I learned so much and have even read chapters twice or gone back to look up more information. It's especially important for my fellow Latin teachers to read because Latin is in desperate need of revitalization. Just because the language itself has hardly changed in the last century doesn't mean that we shouldn't stay abreast of new methods of teaching language. I had to read this for my UMass class on Methods of Teaching the Latin Language, and am..more
Jan 09, 2014Beth rated it liked it · review of another edition
I found the content of this textbook to be quite extensive, sometimes contradictory and always thought-provoking. We rushed through the material in just 3 weeks, which involved a lot of reading and relatively little digesting. I probably would have gotten more out of it if we had gone more slowly. That being said, the material has caused me to question many of my preconceptions about language acquisition. This isn't an exhaustive guide to that topic, but rather a good introduction to whet you ap..more
May 02, 2013Shunsuke Matsui rated it it was amazing
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-Time;5/2/2013=80minutes, 7words summary importance acquisition innate capacity successful discourse mimicry -Discussion Question Which skills(reading, listening, reading and speaking),is it important for us to study English? I think that reading is more important than other skills. We acquire a lot of knowledge from books by reading, and we use it. Input is done, at first, and then output is done by learners. I strongly reccomend you to read this book. English learners like us should know how..more
I first read this book in 2005 back when I was taking courses towards an ESL certificate. This book ignited my interest in linguistics and the idea of SLA. As I teach EFL now, I'm re-reading it again and enjoying it as much as I did ten years ago. It's the necessary prequel to any teacher program regarding SLA.
Sep 13, 2008James Brawn rated it really liked it
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This is the book I typically use when I teach SLA to non-native speakers. I think it is a good introductory book on the topic. I typically supplement it with Ellis' Second Langauge Acquition book - the small one; not his SLA Bibl.
I read both the 4th and 3rd editions of this book. Unfortunately, there wasn't that much added in the 4th edition. Buy one or the other. You're wasting your money if you buy both.
Solid book here. Very interesting! Vital and necessary reading if you teach a second or foreign language.
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Patsy M. Lightbown is Distinguished Professor Emerita at Concordia University in Montreal and Past President of the American Association for Applied Linguistics. Her research focuses on how instruction and feedback affect second-language acquisition in classrooms where the emphasis is on 'communicative' or 'content-based' language teaching. The contexts for her work have included elementary school..more
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“Learners who are successful may indeed be highly motivated. But can we conclude that they became successful because of their motivation? It is also plausible that early success heightened their motivation, or that both success and motivation are due to their special aptitude for language learning or the favourable context in which they were learning.”
“Classroom research has confirmed that students can make a great deal of progress through exposure to comprehensible input without direct instruction. Studies have also shown, however, that students may reach a point from which they fail to make further progress on some features of the second language unless they also have access to guided instruction.” More quotes…
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