Understanding Second Language Learning Difficulties / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9780761901914 Publisher: SAGE Publications Publication date: 09/26/1996 Series: Cambr.Russian...Post-Soviet St.; 101 Edition description: New Edition Pages: 364 Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.82(d) The insights, techniques and skills needed to understand why some adult students have difficulties with learning a second language are presented in this book. The author's premise is that what appears on the surface is often not the real source of the learner's difficulty. A correct diagnosis of the cause of the problem is important if intervention is to prove effective.The book presents a large number of theories and models of learning, and covers areas including: learning styles and personality dispositions; student motivation, self-efficacy and anxiety; and how to interview students.