Learning and Teaching a Second Language by Juliane House, Dn... - 9781032769660

Learning and Teaching a Second LanguageA Pragmatic Perspective\nAuthor(s): Juliane House, Dniel Z. Kdr\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032769660, 978-1032769660\nSynopsis\nLearning and Teaching a Second Language: A Pragmatic Perspective provides an accessible research-based introduction to second language learning and teaching. with a particular focus on everyday language use.\n\nWritten by leading experts in the field, this book provides pragmatics-focused insights into the process of acquiring any language, as well as the complexities and challenges often experienced by learners and teachers of a second language. House and Kdr propose a systematic model to describe, interpret and overcome such difficulties, illustrated with real case studies from several second languages such as English, Chinese, Japanese, German and Hungarian. The chapters are clearly structured around practical tasks, encouraging the reader .