Research Catalog

Title

The teaching and acquisition of south Asian languages / edited by Vijay Gambhir.

Publication

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1995.

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Details

Additional Authors

Gambhir, Vijay.

Description

xv, 226 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

The first book to apply the latest methodological analysis to the languages of South Asia, The Teaching and Acquisition of South Asian Languages provides a much needed examination of learners and their learning patterns, language materials and their delivery, classroom environments, and learning conditions beyond the classroom. The contributors, accredited researchers and experienced teachers, test important universal learning hypotheses on "less commonly taught languages" and find that those circumstances have significant implications for theory and practice. The book brings into focus a variety of issues related to linguistic theory, second language acquisition research, non-verbal communication, discourse appropriateness, learner variation, and strategies for developing speaking, listening, and reading skills. It is also a valuable addition to the general body of knowledge in the field of adult language acquisition. A carefully prepared index and an extensive bibliography covering both the South Asian field and general literature enhance the book's usefulness as a reference guide.

Subject

• Second language acquisition
• Languages, Modern > Study and teaching > United States
• Hindi language > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers
• Hindi language > Discourse analysis
• Language and culture
• Languages, Modern > Study and teaching
• Sprache
• Fremdsprachenlernen
• Kongress
• South Asia > Languages > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers
• South Asia
• United States
• Südasien

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

1. Linguistic Theory, L2 Acquisition Research, and Pedagogical Applications: Restoring the Link / James W. Gair -- 2. Strategies of Oral Communication / V. R. Jagannathan -- 3. Decoding Meaning in a Second Language: Some Discourse Strategies in Hindi / Rajeshwari Pandharipande -- 4. Interactiveness in Spoken Language / Surendra K. Gambhir -- 5. On the Place of Nonverbal Communication in Language Pedagogy / Franklin C. Southworth -- 6. Visual Cues and Hindi Language Acquisition / Herman van Olphen -- 7. Learning to Read Hindi / David Red -- 8. Developing Reading Proficiency in Modern South Asian Languages / Vijay Gambhir -- 9. Using Authentic Materials at the Beginning Levels -- The Case of Hindi / Susham Bedi -- 10. "Learn Hindi-Urdu in Just Thirty Years?" Designing a Dictionary of Constructions for the Advanced Student / Peter Edwin Hook -- 11. Semi-Native Speakers: How to Hold and Mold Them / Rodney F. Moag -- 12. Acquisition of Voicing and Aspiration in Second Language Development / Tej K. Bhatia.

ISBN

• 081223328X
• 9780812233285

LCCN

95033261

OCLC

• ocm32925395
• 32925395
• SCSB-2078577

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library