Postgraduate Module Descriptor

EFPM266: Principles of Language Learning for TESOL

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Atkinson, D., (2011) Alternative approaches to second language acquisition. Abingdon: Routledge.

Block, D. (2003). The social turn in second language acquisition. Washington: Georgetown University Press.

Block, D. (2003) The social turn in second language acquisition. Washington: Georgetown University Press. 

Block, D. (2007). Second language identities. London: Continuum.

Breen, M. P. (2001). Learner contributions to language learning. Harlow: Longman.

Cohen, A. D., & Macaro, E. (Eds.). (2007). Language learner strategies: Thirty years of research and practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Cook, V. and Singleton, D. (2014) Key Topics in Second Language Acquisition. Bristol: Multilingual Matters. 

Dörnyei,  Z. (2011). Teaching and researching motivation (2 nd Ed). Harlow: Longman.

Dörnyei, Z. (2009). The psychology of second language acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Ellis, R. (2008). Second language acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Gao, X. (2010). Strategic language learning: The roles of agency and context. Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.

Norton, B. (2000). Identity and language learning. Harlow: Longman.

May, S. (2014) The multilingual turn: Implications for SLA, TESOL and Bilingual Education. Abingdon: Routledge.  

Papi, M. and Abdollahzadeh, E. (2010).  An Observational Examination of L2 Motivational Strategies: The Iranian EFL Context.  Language Learning, 61, 1-24. 

Richards, J.J. and Schmidt, R. (2010) Dictionary of Language Teaching & Applied Linguistics (4th Ed). Harlow: Longman .  

Toth, Zsuzsa (2010) Foreign Language Anxiety and the Advanced Language Learner. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars. 

Weber, J.-J. & Horner, K. (2012) Introducing Multilingualism: A social Approach. Abingdon: Routledge.