Issues in Teaching, Learning and Testing Speaking in a Second Language

The volume constitutes a state-of-the-art account of issues related to teaching, learning and testing speaking in a second language. It brings together contributions by Polish and international scholars which seek to create links between theory, research

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Mirosław Pawlak Ewa Waniek-Klimczak Editors

Issues in Teaching, Learning and Testing Speaking in a Second Language

Second Language Learning and Teaching Series editor Mirosław Pawlak, Kalisz, Poland

About the Series The series brings together volumes dealing with different aspects of learning and teaching second and foreign languages. The titles included are both monographs and edited collections focusing on a variety of topics ranging from the processes underlying second language acquisition, through various aspects of language learning in instructed and non-instructed settings, to different facets of the teaching process, including syllabus choice, materials design, classroom practices and evaluation. The publications reflect state-of-the-art developments in those areas, they adopt a wide range of theoretical perspectives and follow diverse research paradigms. The intended audience are all those who are interested in naturalistic and classroom second language acquisition, including researchers, methodologists, curriculum and materials designers, teachers and undergraduate and graduate students undertaking empirical investigations of how second languages are learnt and taught.

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/10129

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Editors Mirosław Pawlak Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Department of English Studies Adam Mickiewicz University Kalisz Poland

ISSN 2193-7648 ISBN 978-3-642-38338-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-38339-7

Ewa Waniek-Klimczak Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics University of Lodz Lodz Poland

ISSN 2193-7656 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-642-38339-7 (eBook)

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