Cultivating motivation is crucial to a language learner's success–and therefore crucial for the
language teacher and researcher to understand. The third edition of Teaching and …

This special issue addresses the subject of individual differences in language learning, a
topic whose complexity has meant little conclusive knowledge and thus need for continuing …

Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics is a series of introductory level textbooks
covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, primarily designed for those beginning …

This book examines current research centered on the second language classroom and the
implications of this research for both the teaching and learning of foreign languages. It offers …

This book offers an in-depth explanation of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the
methods necessary to implement it in the language classroom successfully. Combines a …

Now in its second edition, Introduction to Instructed Second Language Acquisition continues
to present a cohesive view of the different theoretical and pedagogical perspectives that …

Winner of the 2011 Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize Exploring fluency from multiple vantage
points that together constitute a cognitive science perspective, this book examines research …

Research results over the past decades have consistently demonstrated that a key reason
why many second language learners fail--while some learners do better with less effort--lies …

A meta-analysis was conducted to examine the construct validity of language aptitude by
synthesizing the existing research that has been accumulated over the past five decades …

Featuring extensive updates and revisions, the 3rd edition of Materials and Methods in ELT
offers a comprehensive and useful introduction to the principles and practice of teaching …