{"product_id":"9780470658932","title":"Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSecond Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMike Long\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book offers an in-depth explanation of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the methods necessary to implement it in the language classroom successfully.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines a survey of theory and research in instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) with insights from language teaching and the philosophy of education\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails best practice for TBLT programs, including discussion of learner needs and means analysis; syllabus design; materials writing; choice of methodological principles and pedagogic procedures; criterion-referenced, task-based performance assessment; and program evaluation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by an esteemed scholar of second language acquisition with over 30 years of research and classroom experience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders diffusion of innovation in education and the potential impact of TBLT on foreign and second language learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Long \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of SLA at the University of Maryland, College Park, USA, where he teaches in the Advanced Graduate Certificate, M.A. and Ph.D. in SLA programs. His recent publications include \u003ci\u003eSensitive periods, language aptitude, and ultimate L2 attainment\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Language Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), \u003ci\u003eProblems in SLA\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eSecond Language Needs Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), and \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Second Language Acquisition\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 September 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470658932\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e456\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311636377740,"sku":"9780470658932","price":136.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470658932.jpg?v=1780155057","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470658932","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}