An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching provides an
engaging, student-friendly guide to the field of foreign language
learning and teaching. Aimed at students with no background in the area
and taking a task-based approach, this book:
- introduces the theoretical and practical aspects of both learning and
teaching;
- provides discussion and workshop activities throughout each chapter of
the book, along with further reading and reflection tasks;
- deals with classroom- and task-based teaching, and covers lesson
planning and testing, making the book suitable for use on practical
training courses;
- analyses different learning styles and suggests strategies to improve
language acquisition;
- includes examples from foreign language learning in Russian, French,
and German, as well as English;
- is accompanied by a brand new companion website at
www.routledge.com/cw/johnson, which contains additional material,
exercises, and weblinks.
Written by an experienced teacher and author, An Introduction to
Foreign Language Learning and Teaching is essential reading for
students beginning their study in the area, as well as teachers in
training and those already working in the field.