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Foreign Language Study English As A Second Language

Focus On Content Based Language Teaching

Research-led guide examining instructional practices that address the challenges of content-based language teaching

by (author) Patsy M. Lightbown

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2014
Category
English as a Second Language
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780194000826
    Publish Date
    Jan 2014
    List Price
    $61.50

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Referencing classroom- based research and classroom vignettes, Focus on Content-Based Language Teaching examines the challenges of teaching a second or foreign language alongside another academic subject.

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Contributor Notes

Patsy M. Lightbown is Distinguished Professor Emerita at Concordia University in Montreal and Past President of the American Association for Applied Linguistics. Her research focuses on how instruction and feedback affect second-language acquisition in classrooms where the emphasis is on "communicative" or "content-based" language teaching. The contexts for her work have included elementary schools in Canada and, more recently, dual-language bilingual classes in the U.S.