Contents
Acknowledgments xxxiv
Teacher’s Foreword xxxv
1 Background to Second Language Acquisition
Research and Language Teaching 1
2 Learning and Teaching Different Types of Grammar 24
3 Learning and Teaching Vocabulary 58
4 Acquiring and Teaching Pronunciation 85
5 Acquiring and Teaching a New Writing System 111
6 Strategies for Communicating and Learning 132
7 Individual Differences in L2 Users and L2 Learners 151
8 The L2 User and the Native Speaker 175
9 The Goals of Language Teaching 208
10 General Models of L2 Learning 231
11 Second Language Learning and Language Teaching Styles 258
Coursebooks Mentioned 305
References 308
Index 325