What are some insightful well-written books or articles, academic or otherwise, on the mechanics of how we learn second-languages and anything about the application of linguistics to learning languages?
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posted by pynchonesque
on Dec 30, 2012 -
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Search terms and/or citations for research on teaching the reading and writing of languages written in cursive scripts?
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posted by bardophile
on Sep 28, 2011 -
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Can you suggest a good television series (preferably with available English subtitles) for people learning English?
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posted by rhombus
on Nov 23, 2010 -
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Have there been any attempts to make a book designed to teach a language (whether natural or constructed), without reference to another language?
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posted by Jebdm
on Apr 13, 2010 -
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I'm in Spain and have been asked to give summer courses in English for academic purposes to university researchers and teachers of engineering. Apart from "English Academic Vocabulary in Use" (CUP), which I used last year - it's good - do any MeFites have any tried and tested recommendations for books and other materials that might be suitable? Amazon is great, but too often you can't get a feel for the book.
posted by Holly
on May 26, 2009 -
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What's the best way to teach conversational English to a Polish person with currently only very minimal English skills?
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posted by stackhaus23
on Jun 25, 2008 -
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My 18 yr old daughter wants to spend 2 months this summer working in Japan as an English instructor. She has a working knowledge of Japanese and will have a TESL certificate. What is the best and safest way to go about trying to help her find a job and what issues do we need to be aware of?
posted by frizelli
on Apr 4, 2008 -
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How best can a teacher address an ESL student's lisp or other speech impediments?
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posted by msbrauer
on Oct 23, 2007 -
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Does anyone know the name of an educational toy/kit for learning reading skills (English language) which involved a big box/case containing a number of small books with pages of heavy white cardboard, each page bearing a letter combination or a simple word. I think they were comb or spiral bound.
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posted by bunky
on May 14, 2007 -
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Who knows how to pronounce Welsh near Chapel Hill, NC? I think I'd like to throw a small party at which we all learn the basics of pronouncing Welsh, and I'd love to find an expert, preferably one with experience teaching, to help us.
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posted by amtho
on Jul 16, 2006 -
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