Teaching Languages to Adolescent Learners: From Theory to Practice

Teaching languages to adolescents can be challenging, but it is also rewarding. This book provides a reader-friendly overview of teaching modern languages to adolescents (Years 7–13), exploring teachers' practices and the reasoning behind their pedagogic choices through the voices of both teachers and students. It highlights the needs of adolescent language learners and makes the case that adolescence is a prime time for language learning.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 250 pages
Publication date: 30 September 2021
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Teaching languages to adolescents can be a daunting task, but it is also incredibly rewarding. This book offers a reader-friendly overview of teaching modern languages to adolescents (Years 7–13). It delves into various aspects of language teaching and learning, explaining the underlying theory of instructed language acquisition and its practical application through real-life examples from language classrooms. The book explores teachers' practices and the rationale behind their pedagogical choices through the perspectives of both teachers and their students. It also emphasizes the unique needs of adolescent language learners and advocates for the importance of language learning during this critical stage of development. Written in an accessible and engaging style, the book covers a comprehensive range of topics, making it an essential resource for language teachers who aim to integrate cutting-edge research into their teaching. Additionally, this title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Core, providing seamless access to its content for all users.

Weight: 302g
Dimension: 152 x 230 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108798990