The Way of the Linguist

The Way of the Linguist
Title The Way of the Linguist PDF eBook
Author Steve Kaufmann
Publisher AuthorHouse
Pages 142
Release 2005-11
Genre Linguistics
ISBN 1420873296

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The Way of The Linguist, A language learning odyssey. It is now a cliché that the world is a smaller place. We think nothing of jumping on a plane to travel to another country or continent. The most exotic locations are now destinations for mass tourism. Small business people are dealing across frontiers and language barriers like never before. The Internet brings different languages and cultures to our finger-tips. English, the hybrid language of an island at the western extremity of Europe seems to have an unrivalled position as an international medium of communication. But historically periods of cultural and economic domination have never lasted forever. Do we not lose something by relying on the wide spread use of English rather than discovering other languages and cultures? As citizens of this shrunken world, would we not be better off if we were able to speak a few languages other than our own? The answer is obviously yes. Certainly Steve Kaufmann thinks so, and in his busy life as a diplomat and businessman he managed to learn to speak nine languages fluently and observe first hand some of the dominant cultures of Europe and Asia. Why do not more people do the same? In his book The Way of The Linguist, A language learning odyssey, Steve offers some answers. Steve feels anyone can learn a language if they want to. He points out some of the obstacles that hold people back. Drawing on his adventures in Europe and Asia, as a student and businessman, he describes the rewards that come from knowing languages. He relates his evolution as a language learner, abroad and back in his native Canada and explains the kind of attitude that will enable others to achieve second language fluency. Many people have taken on the challenge of language learning but have been frustrated by their lack of success. This book offers detailed advice on the kind of study practices that will achieve language breakthroughs. Steve has developed a language learning system available online at: www.thelinguist.com.

Teaching and Learning Second Language Listening

Teaching and Learning Second Language Listening
Title Teaching and Learning Second Language Listening PDF eBook
Author Christine C. M. Goh
Publisher Routledge
Pages 328
Release 2012-04-23
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 1136912371

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This reader-friendly text, firmly grounded in listening theories and supported by recent research findings, offers a comprehensive treatment of concepts and knowledge related to teaching second language (L2) listening, with a particular emphasis on metacognition. The metacognitive approach, aimed at developing learner listening in a holistic manner, is unique and groundbreaking. The book is focused on the language learner throughout; all theoretical perspectives, research insights, and pedagogical principles in the book are presented and discussed in relation to the learner. The pedagogical model─a combination of the tried-and-tested sequence of listening lessons and activities that show learners how to activate processes of skilled listeners ─ provides teachers with a sound framework for students’ L2 listening development to take place inside and outside the classroom. The text includes many practical ideas for listening tasks that have been used successfully in various language learning contexts.

Fluent in 3 Months

Fluent in 3 Months
Title Fluent in 3 Months PDF eBook
Author Benny Lewis
Publisher Harper Collins
Pages 156
Release 2014-03-11
Genre Education
ISBN 0062282700

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Benny Lewis, who speaks over ten languages—all self-taught—runs the largest language-learning blog in the world, Fluent In 3 Months. Lewis is a full-time "language hacker," someone who devotes all of his time to finding better, faster, and more efficient ways to learn languages. Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World is a new blueprint for fast language learning. Lewis argues that you don't need a great memory or "the language gene" to learn a language quickly, and debunks a number of long-held beliefs, such as adults not being as good of language learners as children.

Lessons from Good Language Learners

Lessons from Good Language Learners
Title Lessons from Good Language Learners PDF eBook
Author Carol Griffiths
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 12
Release 2008-04-03
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 0521718147

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This book considers the strategies used by successful language learners, in the light of current thinking and research.

Syllabus Design

Syllabus Design
Title Syllabus Design PDF eBook
Author David Nunan
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 184
Release 1988-07-07
Genre Education
ISBN 9780194371391

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Demonstrates the principles involved in planning and designing an effective syllabus. This book examines important concepts, such as needs analysis, goal-setting, and content specification, and serves as a useful introduction for teachers who want to gain an understanding of syllabus design in order to modify the syllabuses with which they work.

Learning to Listen/listening to Learn

Learning to Listen/listening to Learn
Title Learning to Listen/listening to Learn PDF eBook
Author Lizbeth A. Barclay
Publisher American Foundation for the Blind
Pages 562
Release 2011
Genre Education
ISBN 0891284915

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Addresses "the systematic development of skills in listening for and interpreting auditory information. Listening skills are a crucial but often-overlooked area of instruction for children who are visually impaired and may have multiple disabilities; they relate to the expanded core curriculum for students and are essential to literacy, independent travel, and sensory and cognitive development."--AFB website

Second Language Listening

Second Language Listening
Title Second Language Listening PDF eBook
Author John Flowerdew
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 244
Release 2005-02-07
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 9780521786478

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As an essential part of communicative competence, listening is a skill which deserves equal treatment with the other basic skills of speaking, reading, and writing. Second Language Listening combines up-to-date listening theory with case studies of actual pedagogical practice. The authors describe current models of listening theory and exemplify each with a textbook task. They address the role of technology in teaching listening, questioning techniques, and testing. Second Language Listening is designed to be used with both pre-service and in-service teachers who are involved in the teaching of listening or the design of pedagogic materials for listening.