Success with Languages Book

	Preface	xii
	Acknowledgments	xv
1	Language learning and language learners	1
	Why learn a language as an adult?	1
	Which language to choose?	3
	What does learning a language involve?	4
	How far do you want to take it?	7
	What do you hope to get out of your language learning?	9
	What sort of a learner are you?	10
	Individual differences	10
	Self-awareness	11
	Learner independence	14
	Modes of study	14
	Opportunities and providers	15
	How to use this book	17
	Summary of key points	19
2	Getting started	21
	Choosing the right course	21
	Importance of past experience	21
	Matching your requirements with what the course offers	22
	Choosing your starting level	22
	Amount of contact with the language	22
	Placement and diagnostic tests	22
	Choosing and organizing your learning resources	25
	Dictionaries, grammar books	25
	VCR and DVD players	25
	CD players and cassette recorders	25
	Computers	25
	Organizing your physical resources	26
	Where to study	26
	Study environment	27
	Storage and filing	27
	Working with and around friends and family	28
	Managing your time	28
	Making the best use of your time	30
	Low and high concentration times	30
	Establishing priorities and making selections	31
	Opportunities for study	32
	Keeping records	33
	Summary of key points	34
3	Becoming an effective learner	35
	Learning on your own	35
	Learning with others	36
	Learning with others in a language classroom	37
	Studying independently	38
	Building on previous experience	39
	Making use of prior knowledge	40
	Developing skills to help you learn	42
	Making and keeping notes	42
	Different ways of making notes	43
	Using a dictionary	48
	Dictionary features	48
	Developing strategies to improve your learning	50
	Knowing how to prepare yourself	51
	Maintaining your confidence	53
	Working with model answers and keys	55
	Taking risks and learning from mistakes	55
	The advantages of risk-taking	56
	Developing an independent approach and taking responsibility	58
	Summary of key points	59
4	Reflection and self-evaluation	60
	What does reflection mean?	60
	Developing awareness	61
	Awareness of yourself as a language learner	61
	Awareness of the context in which you are learning	62
	Awareness of features of the language you are learning	63
	How the language sounds	64
	Word formation and sentence patterns	65
	The social and cultural role of the language	66
	Monitoring your progress	67
	Keeping a learner diary or learning log	67
	Using checklists	68
	Using the language you have learned	70
	Assessing your strengths and weaknesses: setting goals	71
	Defining your priorities in order to draw up an action plan	73
	Reviewing your goals	75
	Developing good learning habits	76
	Personal development planning	76
	Summary of key points	78
5	Developing competence in the language (1): reading and listening skills	79
	Being a reflective learner in the context of reading and listening	79
	What do reading and listening involve?	80
	Reading and listening as processes	80
	What do reading and listening have in common and how do they differ?	81
	Why do we read or listen and what material do we choose?	83
	Reading	83
	Listening	85
	How reading and listening are approached in coursebooks	86
	Reading or listening for information	87
	Exposure to new styles, vocabulary and linguistic practice	88
	Before and after you read or listen	89
	Active reading and listening	90
	Prior knowledge of the topic, vocabulary and type of material	90
	Prior knowledge of commonly used words and phrases	91
	Using clues and exercises to aid comprehension	91
	Making predictions	91
	Hypothesis-testing	92
	Strategies for understanding written material	92
	Becoming familiar with the sound of the language	94
	Reconciling sound and spelling of the target language	94
	Changes in pronunciation of words in different contexts	94
	The importance of stress patterns for recognizing word boundaries	96
	Engaging with the cultural content	96
	Awareness and appreciation of linguistic varieties	96
	Awareness of style and register when reading and listening	97
	Discovering and analysing linguistic and cultural content	97
	Understanding socio-cultural references and their implications	97
	Developing strategies	98
	Creating your own activities for extra practice	99
	Selecting and evaluating your strategies	99
	Summary of key points	108
6	Developing competence in the language (2): writing and speaking skills	110
	Remembering and activating your vocabulary	110
	Passive and active vocabulary	111
	Being selective	111
	Pairs and strings of words	112
	Remembering and recalling words and phrases	112
	Pronunciation and intonation	116
	Pronunciation	116
	Intonation	116
	Improving your pronunciation and intonation	117
	Accuracy and fluency	118
	Using model texts	119
	Interacting with others	120
	Sounding and looking like a competent speaker of the target language	120
	Giving yourself thinking time: using fillers	120
	Improving your accuracy and range	121
	Getting the message across	122
	Using language in context	122
	Using the language you know	122
	How not to get your message across	123
	Understanding the reply	124
	Preparing what you want to say or write	124
	Making time to prepare	124
	Conventions in speaking and writing	125
	Thinking about the content	126
	Thinking about the structure	126
	Beginning with the basics: a beginning, middle and end	127
	Awareness of audience and purpose	127
	Speaking and writing from notes	130
	Making notes to organize your thoughts	130
	Using your notes	132
	Incorporating language from other sources into your speech or writing	132
	Delivering oral presentations	133
	Making your speech and writing flow	134
	Keeping to the point and presenting a coherent argument	134
	Using 'discourse makers' to help your audience find their way through	134
	Style and register	136
	Style	136
	Register	137
	Evaluating your writing and speaking	138
	Summary of key points	139
7	The world as a classroom	140
	Why use real-life materials?	140
	A few principles	141
	Television and video	146
	Getting started	146
	Types of TV broadcast	146
	Working with video clips of all kinds	149
	Predicting with and without sound	149
	Predicting with a partner	149
	Predicting headlines and what happens next	150
	Using video for speaking practice	150
	Other active ways of using video	150
	Radio and other audio	152
	Radio	152
	Types of radio broadcast	153
	Audio books	154
	Newspapers and magazines	155
	Books	156
	The Internet	157
	People are resources too!	158
	Other resources	159
	Embassies and institutes	159
	Clubs and associations	159
	Libraries	159
	Summary of key points	160
8	Using ICT to support your language learning	161
	Types of ICT to support language learning	161
	Using electronic resources in your studies	162
	Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) materials	162
	Advantages and disadvantages of CALL materials	163
	The Web	165
	What sorts of resources are available on the Web for language learners?	165
	Finding materials and resources on the Web	166
	Evaluating Web materials and resources	169
	Publishing your own material on the Web	170
	E-books	170
	Electronic dictionaries and grammars	171
	Concordancers	172
	Using productivity tools in your studies	172
	Word-processing	173
	Presentation tools	175
	Spreadsheets, databases and referencing tools	176
	Using CMC in your studies	177
	Types of CMC	177
	Communicating in text	179
	Audiographic conferencing	180
	Instant messaging	183
	Summary of key points	184
9	Assessment	185
	The purpose of assessment	185
	Assessment for accreditation, to gain a qualification	186
	Assessment to help you with your learning	187
	Formative and summative assessment	187
	How are you going to be assessed?	188
	When will you be assessed?	188
	Who will assess you?	188
	What tasks constitute the assessment?	191
	Doing an assignment	196
	Preparing an assignment	196
	Completing your assignment	199
	Getting your assignment back	201
	Making the most of marked assignments	201
	Corrections and what they can tell you	201
	How to work with corrected assignments	202
	Using feedback to become a better language learner	203
	Maintaining a positive attitude: coping with setbacks	206
	Keeping positive: some solutions	207
	Examinations: How can I make sure I do my best in an exam?	209
	What makes an exam different from assignments?	209
	Work throughout the year	209
	Revision	210
	Trial run	211
	On the day	212
	Summary of key points	212
10	Making the most of support	214
	Making the most of support from your tutor or language adviser	214
	The role of tutors and language advisers	214
	Seeking and using support	215
	Contacting your tutor	217
	Making the most of support from your fellow students	217
	Practising your oral skills	218
	Mutual support and encouragement	219
	Study buddies and groups	219
	Making the most of support from friends and family	221
	Making the most of support in the workplace	222
	Benefits of languages in the workplace	222
	Support from employer	222
	Support from work colleagues	223
	Support from careers advice services	223
	Making the most of support from other speakers of the language	223
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