Skehan Peter. A Cognitive Approach to Language Learning

Oxford University Press, 2001. — x, 324 pp. — (Oxford Applied Linguistics). — ISBN: 0-194372170.This book addresses issues such as the relation of form to meaning, the relevance of SLA research, and the validity of task-based learning. It also contrasts universalist accounts of language learning and individual differences between learners.Comprehension and production strategies in language learning
The role of memory and lexical learning
Psycholinguisticprocesses in language use and language learning
Models oflanguage learning
A rationale for task-based instruction
Implementing task-based instruction
Processing perspectives on testing
Research into language aptitude
Issues in aptitude theory: exceptional learners and modularity
Learning style
Learners, learning, and pedagogy
Conclusions