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Achieving Success in Second Language Acquisition Betty Lou Leaver, Boris Shekhtman, Madeline Ehrman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Mar 25, 2014 - The factors that characterize instrumental motivation (learning for practical purposes) are in line with the second component of Motivation 3.0, which is mastery. Els need to continue to develop their first language. Oct 14, 2010 - By learning a second or even a third language, students will grow into adults that have the capability to interact with others in a successful manner. But it's not equally The rote memorization we sometimes employ to succeed in a language class we're not passionately invested in may get us a passing grade, but it costs us in the future: Knowing a second language will be a skill we can put down on our resume, but not necessarily a skill we have. Leaders from the education, business, and national security communities are agreed: International understanding and second-language proficiency are critical to individual and national interests—and our K-12 system must do more to promote them. When a person is motivated, he or she feels a social connection—and a purpose in that connection—as well as a strong need to improve or succeed in order to achieve mastery. Nov 6, 2012 - How do we know if we have the appropriate components of theory of SLA? Most people want to be really good at their jobs, particularly when learn or achieve, it seems the basics of motivation don't change. Jan 10, 2013 - As the global nature of work and life in the 21st century becomes clearer by the day, calls for a greater focus on international education and language learning are growing louder. Apr 22, 2013 - Stewart: There is a wealth of research on second language acquisition that gives us strong guiding principles on how to best teach English learners (Els) in our schools. Mar 25, 2014 - There's an abundance of research to tout the neurological benefits of learning a new language and, if you achieve fluency, it adds another advantage to your resume. One answer to this question may lie in an examination chaos/complexity theory.