Language Intake: Understanding and Improving Language Learning and Teaching

di Carol Griffiths (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024

Aimed towards advanced students and researchers in language acquisition and teaching, Language Intake: Understanding and Improving Language Learning and Teaching considers the long-debated definition of language intake and its determining factors. In doing so, it presents a unique argument for language input and intake, with a particular focus on how "input", "interaction", "identity", and "investment" contribute to intake through complex intercommunication. The book defines each of the contributing factors of intake in turn and demonstrates the principles of language intake through interviews with successful language learners, in order to encourage teachers to take these factors into consideration so as to maximise intake of the target language. The author proposes that all these multiple factors contribute to what might be called the “Intake Hypothesis”, which can be outlined as a practicable framework to support teachers in providing rich, interesting, and extensive input, affording opportunities for interaction, respecting learner identity, and offering a motivating environment to encourage and sustain investment of time and effort, thereby contributing to intake.

• Autore: Carol Griffiths
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Anno: 2024
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 146 p.
• Dimensioni: 246 x 174 mm
• Peso: 290 gr.
• EAN: 9781032799896

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