Optimal Language Learning: The Strategies and Epiphanies of Gifted Language Learners - Softcover

Rahouti, Noumane; Baines, Lawrence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 147583389X ISBN 13: 9781475833898

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

Optimal Language Learning describes the effective, idiosyncratic approaches of five highly gifted language learners and discerns patterns among their stories of success.

About this title

About the Author:

Noumane Rahouti is a Lecturer in the English Language Institute at the University of Central Florida. His webpage is www.noumanerahouti.com

Lawrence Baines is a professor of English Education and Associate Dean at The University of Oklahoma. His webpage is www.lawrencebaines.com

Review:

It is refreshing to read about successful language students who come from diverse backgrounds and have such different motivations. I found myself nodding often as I read, writing down ideas concerning what I could do better in the classroom. I would encourage every World Language teacher to read this book. (Noreen Hanlon, Award winning teacher of French, Ottawa Hills High School, Toledo, Ohio)

In a global world where the understanding of languages and cultures becomes increasingly important, Optimal Language Learning offers insight into language acquisition on a personal level that can be used to maximize learning. (Janet Gorton, World Language Coordinator, Norman, Oklahoma)

Optimal Language Learning offers provocative lessons for second language learners while it challenges educators to provide an environment that facilitates language mastery. Highly recommended! (Jean Oliver, PhD, award winning teacher of Spanish; author)

Optimal Language Learning can help teachers and students master a foreign language through facilitating flow and creating meaningful experiences. The book is a milestone in the field of SLA. (Taewoong Kim, Researcher, The Center for Educational Development and Research, University of Oklahoma)

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 147583389X
• ISBN 13: 9781475833898
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120