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Vocabulary and Writing in a First and Second Language : Processes and Development /

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Listening to the voices of learners as they write an essay or try to cope with unfamiliar words in a text is a luxury often reserved for researchers. This book observes individuals performing similar tasks in their first and their foreign language and invites readers with an interest in foreign lang...

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Main Authors: Albrechtsen, Dorte (Author), Haastrup, Kirsten (Author), Henriksen, Birgit (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Subjects:
Linguistics.
Applied Linguistics.
Language Education.
Literacy.
Multilingualism.
Psycholinguistics.
Teaching and Teacher Education.
Applied linguistics.
Language and education.
Teaching.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Listening to the voices of learners as they write an essay or try to cope with unfamiliar words in a text is a luxury often reserved for researchers. This book observes individuals performing similar tasks in their first and their foreign language and invites readers with an interest in foreign language acquisition to follow the same learners in their efforts to cope in both languages.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XVII, 225 pages)
ISBN:9780230593404
DOI:10.1057/9780230593404