Alice Powers

English Language and Learning: A Beginner's Guide Alice Powers

The process by which humans acquire the capacity to recognize and comprehend any language is known as language learning. It includes the learning of structures, rules and representation of a language. There are numerous tools which can be used to learn the English language such as morphology, phonology, syntax, semantics and vocabulary. Some of the major approaches towards language learning are emergentism, empiricism, relational frame theory, social interactionism, etc. Emergentism states that the learning of a language is a cognitive process which happens as a result of the interaction between the environment and biological pressures. This book elucidates the concepts and innovative models around prospective developments with respect to English language and learning. Different approaches, evaluations and methodologies and advanced studies on these areas have been included herein. Coherent flow of topics, student-friendly language and extensive use of examples make this book an invaluable source of knowledge.