The Development of Second Language Proficiency

By: Harley, Birgit

Book Overview

This text presents the findings of a major investigation of second language proficiency in various groups of school-aged learners. It invites a frank appraisal of the research from an outside panel of experts. The theoretical and practical implications of the study are the subject of a lively debate focused on three main research issues: the nature of second language proficiency, the impact of classroom treatment on second language learning, and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521387957
• ISBN13: 9780521387958
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"