ISBN:
9783642208508
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XLVI, 362p. 16 illus, digital)
Series Statement:
Second Language Learning and Teaching
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T. New perspectives on individual differences in language learning and teaching
Keywords:
Psycholinguistics
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Sociolinguistics
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Language and languages
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Linguistics
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Linguistics
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Psycholinguistics
;
Sociolinguistics
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Language and languages
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Fremdsprachenlernen
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Fremdsprachenunterricht
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Individualität
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Lernmotivation
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Lerntempo
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Fremdsprachenlernen
Abstract:
Miros?aw Pawlak
Abstract:
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.
Description / Table of Contents:
New Perspectives on Individual Differencesin Language Learning and Teaching; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Individual Differences in Language Learning and Teaching: Achievements,Prospects and Challenges; Part I Changing Perspectives on Individual Learner Differences; 1 L2 Learners' Individual Differences and the Changing SLA Perspective; Abstract; 1…Introduction; 2…From the Psycholinguistic to the Sociolinguistic/ Sociocultural Approach to SLA Theory; 3…Individual Differences Research Meets SLA Theory: Evidence from My Own and My Students' Research Projects; 4…Conclusion
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References2 Individual Differences in the Light of New Linguistic Dispensation; Abstract; 1…Introduction; 2…Contemporary Sociolinguistic Arrangements in Light of Global Shifts; 2.1 Contemporary Multilingualism: The New Linguistic Dispensation; 2.2 The Properties and the Developments of Contemporary Multilingualism; 3…Individual Differences in the Context of the New Linguistic Dispensation; 3.1 A Brief Overview of Traditional Perspectives on Individual Differences; 3.2 Individual Differences and the New Linguistic Dispensation; 4…Conclusions; References
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3 Extra Input Biased Learning: a Connectionist Account of the Adult Language Learning ParadoxAbstract; 1…Introduction; 2…Background; 2.1 The Critical Period Hypothesis; 2.2 An Emerging Consensus on the CPH; 2.3 The Adult Language Learning Paradox; 3…Theoretical Explanations; 3.1 The Neurological Argument; 3.2 The Cognitive Explanation; 3.3 Social-psychological Explanations; 3.4 Linguistic Explanations; 4…A Connectionist Resolution of the All Paradox; 4.1 Connectionist Models; 4.2 Connectionism and the ALL Paradox; 5…The Theory of Extra Input Biased Learning
Description / Table of Contents:
5.1 Target Language Descriptors and the Acquisition/Learning Hypothesis5.2 The Effects of Extra Information on the Learning Process; 5.3 Extra Input Biased Learning and the ALL Paradox; 6…An Example Simulation; 6.1 The Task; 6.2 Description of the Network; 6.3 Stimulus; 6.4 Training; 6.5 Results and Discussion; 6.5.1 Rate of Acquisition; 6.5.2 Ultimate Attainment; 7…Conclusion; References; Part II Cognitive Factors and Instructed Language Acquisition; 4 Individual Differences, Aptitude Complexes, SLA Processes, and Aptitude Test Development; Abstract; 1…Introduction
Description / Table of Contents:
2…Aptitude and Effects of Instruction2.1 Questioning Reason 1; 2.2 Questioning Reason 2; 3…Two Proposals for New Measures of Aptitude; 3.1 Why Parsimony is Not Necessarily to be Desired in Aptitude Tests; 3.2 Skehan's 'Processing Stage' Model of Aptitude; 3.3 Robinson's 'Aptitude Complex/Ability Differentiation' Model of Aptitude; 3.4 The Aptitude Complex Hypothesis; 3.5 The Ability Differentiation Hypothesis; 4…Conclusion: Aptitude Tests---Selection, Diagnosis and Matching to Instructional Options as Purposes; References; 5 Memory Abilities in Gifted Foreign Language Learners; Abstract
Description / Table of Contents:
1…Introduction
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DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-20850-8
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