Lou Leaver Betty, Ehrman Madeline, Shekhtman Boris (Eds). Achieving Success in Second Language Acquisition

Cambridge University Press, 2008. — 281 p. — ISBN: 052154663X.This clear and informative textbook is designed to help the student achieve optimal success as a language learner and user. Aimed at beginning to intermediate undergraduates and above, it teaches students to understand their own preferences in learning, to develop individual learning plans and approaches, and to select appropriate learning strategies.
The book is divided into three parts, on learning, language, and communication, and provides students with communicative strategies for use in real-life interaction with native speakers. Each chapter contains an overview and review section, with learning activities that students can carry out by themselves, in groups, or in the classroom. Equally suitable for use both by individuals and as a class text, this book will become an invaluable resource for all language learners.Inside...
Learning
Planning foreign-language study
Understanding the role of cognition in the learning process
Learning styles and learning strategies
Understanding feelings and personality in language learning
Interpersonal dynamics in the learning process
Language
Verbal language
Sociolinguistics: the right expression
Unspoken communication
Independence
Self-regulation and learner autonomy
Controlling spoken and written communication
Epilogue: from here to there: attaining near-native proficiency