The Development Of Language Acquisition In A Mature Learner Paperback

Rosemary Westwell

This book describes an empirical study of successful language acquisition in a mature learner. The author kept a diary for two and a half years in which she recorded detailed, reflective comments as she learnt Spanish as a beginner. The diary entries were analyzed to provide a comprehensive description of the development of language acquisition. The author is a teacher of English as a Foreign Language and her approach to teaching changed considerably as a result of her findings. Although this book makes particular reference to the process of language acquisition in a single mature learner of Spanish, it provides a unique description of the process as a reference for teachers, researchers and students of other languages.

9783838386607

English

LAP Lambert Academic Publishing

20 Jul 2010

472

The author is teacher and writer Dr Rosemary Westwell from Cambridgeshire, England. Although Australian-born she is now a British citizen, is married and has two daughters and a growing number of grand children who live in the UK.