An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

by Keith Johnson

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



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.

Genres: Linguistics, Nonfiction

342 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2001

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Reviews

[Akylina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am generally fond of linguistic related books and this one is no exception. Even though the class it was assigned to me for has been rather dull, I really enjoyed studying this book. I loved the author's writing style; he explained notions and terms simply and thoroughly without being boring. The employment of many examples (some also taken from the author's personal experiences) really helped in the better understanding of the points he was trying to make. It was one of the rare occasions when studying for an exam wasn't so painfully boring.

My only complaint is just in relation to the course I took, and that is that this book didn't contain all the material discussed in class or contained some extra information (that I would certainly like to read after the exam is passed). This doesn't prevent it, though, from being a highly pleasant and informative book for anyone interested in the subject.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, clear in depth analysis

[Heidi Penttinen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very fine book!