Lessons from Good Language Learners (Cambridge Language Teaching Library) Carol Griffiths
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Lessons from Good Language Learners (Cambridge Language Teaching Library) [1 ed.] (0521889634, 9780521889636) Carol Griffiths 2008. Keywords: Digital games, game design, game Fujii found that the adventure puzzle video game improved the subject's English skills only slightly, but that the game's repetition and pausing feature assisted the language learner. This edited collection provides a comprehensive overview of the area of sucessful language learning strategies and reviews the literature and research on this subject to date. A review of the literature on the roles and competencies required for tutors operating at a distance indicates that the specific context of language teaching has received relatively little attention from researchers in the field. Author: Penny Ur; Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Components reviewed: Teachers' resource book; ISBN: 978-1107684676 This book is a completely revised and updated edition of A Course in Language Teaching by Penny Ur (first published in 1996) and focuses on English Language Teaching rather than language teaching in general. Clear from the start, is that the academic specialism or professional experience of an AL must be complemented by a personal commitment to the education of adults, and an appreciation of the challenges that face adult learners who are studying at a distance. Format, Hardback, Series title, Cambridge Language Teaching Library. Various suggestions, based on the teacher and student experiences of these projects, are made for other language teachers interested in conducting creative game-based projects with their students. What is Extensive Reading (ER)? As a trainer I was particularly pleased with the comment “It is essential to write down in advance what you plan to do in the lesson. In this, the first of two articles for TeachingEnglish, Alan Maley considers the benefits extensive reading can bring to English language learners and teachers. Lessons from Good Language Learners, Carol Griffiths, Foreign Language Study Books - Blackwell Online Bookshop.