A Cognitive Approach to Language Learning

Acknowledgements Preface Introduction 1. Comprehension and production strategies in language learning 2. The role of memory and lexical learning 3. Psycholinguistic processes in language use and language learning 4. Models of language learning 5. A rationale for task-based instruction 6. Implementing task-based instruction 7. Processing perspectives on testing 8. Research into language aptitude 9. Issues in aptitude theory: exceptional learners and modularity 10. Learning style 11. Learners, learning, and pedagogy 12. Conclusions Bibliography Index