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Spolsky, Bernard.

Conditions for second language learning : introduction to a general theory / Bernard Spolsky. - Oxford : OxfordUniversity Press, c1989. - vii, 272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Online version:
Spolsky, Bernard.
Conditions for second language learning.
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1989
(OCoLC)645040400

Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-264) and index.

A general theory of second language learning --
Knowing a language --
Knowing how to use a language --
Structures and functions --
Measuring knowledge of a second language --
The psycholinguistic basis --
Ability and personality --
The linguistic basis --
The social context --
Attitudes and motivation --
Opportunities for second language learning --
Formal instruction --
Testing the model --
The form of a general theory --
Appendix : case study : Hebrew in a Jewish school. TOC



ISBN: 0194370631 9780194370639 0194370860

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Social aspects.

Subjects--Index Terms: Language.

Dewey Class. No.: 428.007 / SPC 1989