Looking for the best Language Learning books? Browse our list to find excellent book recommendations on the subject.
- Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It (2014)
- Principles of Language Learning and Teaching (5th Edition) (2006)
- Living Language French, Complete Edition: Beginner through advanced course, including 3 coursebooks, 9 audio CDs, and free online learning (2010)
- Principles of Language Learning and Teaching (6th Edition) (2014)
- Comparative Grammar of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French: Learn & Compare 4 Languages Simultaneously (2018)
- Living Language Japanese, Complete Edition: Beginner through advanced course, including 3 coursebooks, 9 audio CDs, Japanese reading & writing guide, and free online learning (2012)
- Scaffolding Language, Scaffolding Learning, Second Edition: Teaching English Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom (2014)
- Japanese from Zero! 1: Proven Techniques to Learn Japanese for Students and Professionals (2014)
- Italian Vocabulary Builder: 2222 Italian Phrases To Learn Italian And Grow Your Vocabulary (Italian Language Learning Mastery) (2018)
- Helping Your Child with Language-Based Learning Disabilities: Strategies to Succeed in School and Life with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, ADHD, and Processing Disorders (2018)
- Medical Terminology: A Programmed Learning Approach to the Language of Health Care (2007)
- The Challenge of Learning To Read (2009)
Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It (2014)
For those who’ve despaired of ever learning a foreign language, here, finally, is a book that will make the words stick. At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school — who does? — rather, he learned them in the past few years, working on his own and practicing on the subway, using simple techniques and free online resources.
Principles of Language Learning and Teaching (5th Edition) (2006)
Principles of Language Learning and Teaching, Fifth Edition, by H. Douglas Brown, is the classic second language acquisition text used by teacher education programs worldwide. Principles introduces key concepts through definitions of terms, thought-provoking questions, charts, and spiraling. New Classroom Connections encourage students to consider the implications of research for classroom pedagogy.
Living Language French, Complete Edition: Beginner through advanced course, including 3 coursebooks, 9 audio CDs, and free online learning (2010)
Complete French is a unique multimedia program that takes you beginner to advanced level in one convenient package. At the core of Complete French is the Living Language Method™, based on linguistic science, proven techniques, and over 65 years of experience.
Principles of Language Learning and Teaching (6th Edition) (2014)
The sixth edition of offers new ways of viewing and teaching second language acquisition (SLA) based on the latest research. Providing a comprehensive overview of the theoretical viewpoints that have shaped language teaching today, the text explains the pedagogical relevance of SLA research in reader-friendly prose.
Comparative Grammar of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French: Learn & Compare 4 Languages Simultaneously (2018)
Nowadays thousands of grammar books, textbooks, outlines, references and language guides of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French are published year by year. However, all of them teach these languages separately. Here you will find a comparative grammar of the four major Romance languages together based on their grammatical and lexical similarities for you, lovers of foreign languages, to learn and compare Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French simultaneously.
Living Language Japanese, Complete Edition: Beginner through advanced course, including 3 coursebooks, 9 audio CDs, Japanese reading & writing guide, and free online learning (2012)
Complete Japanese is a unique multimedia program that takes you beginner to advanced level in one convenient package. At the core of Complete Japanese is the Living Language Method™, based on linguistic science, proven techniques, and over 65 years of experience.
Scaffolding Language, Scaffolding Learning, Second Edition: Teaching English Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom (2014)
The bestselling Scaffolding Language, Scaffolding Learning helped tens of thousands of mainstream elementary teachers ensure that their English language learners became full members of the school community with the language and content skills they needed for success. In the highly anticipated Second Edition, Pauline Gibbons updates her classic text with a multitude of practical ideas for the classroom, supported by the latest research in the field of ELL/ESL.
Japanese from Zero! 1: Proven Techniques to Learn Japanese for Students and Professionals (2014)
is an innovative and integrated approach to learning Japanese developed by professional Japanese interpreter George Trombley and co-writer Yukari Takenaka. The lessons and techniques used in this series have been taught successfully for over ten years in classrooms throughout the world.Using up-to-date and easy-to-grasp grammar, Japanese From Zero!
Italian Vocabulary Builder: 2222 Italian Phrases To Learn Italian And Grow Your Vocabulary (Italian Language Learning Mastery) (2018)
If you answered “Yes!” to at least one of the previous questions, then this book is definitely for you! We’ve created – a powerful list of common Italian terms used in context that will vastly expand your vocabulary and boost your fluency in the “language of music”, as it is romantically called. But we haven’t even told you what we’ve got in store for you, have we?
Helping Your Child with Language-Based Learning Disabilities: Strategies to Succeed in School and Life with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, ADHD, and Processing Disorders (2018)
If your child has a language-based learning difficulty—such as dyscalculia, dyslexia, and auditory processing disorder—they may have to work twice as hard to keep up with their peers in school. Your child may also have feelings of frustration, anger, sadness, or shame as a result of their learning differences. As a parent, it hurts to see your child struggle.
Medical Terminology: A Programmed Learning Approach to the Language of Health Care (2007)
This medical terminology text uses a Programmed Learning approach that is ideal for classroom use, self-paced study, or distance learning. It is broken down into concise self-instruction frames followed by review frames for immediate feedback and reinforcement. Actual medical records and medical record analysis activities are used extensively throughout the book.
The Challenge of Learning To Read (2009)
This book, Module 1, explores the nature of skilled reading; the progression of reading development; the reasons many children do not become good readers; the influences of biological, linguistic, environmental, and instructional factors in learning to read; and the components of effective reading instruction.
Best Language Learning Books That Will Hook You
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An Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata
Author(s): Peter Linz; Susan H. Rodger
ID: 3240045, Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, Year: 2023, Size: 29 Mb, Format: epub
Language-Sensitive Teaching and Learning: A Resource Book for Teachers and Teacher Educators
Author(s): Richard Rossner, Rod Bolitho
ID: 3602480, Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Year: 2023, Size: 5 Mb, Format: pdf
Reading Picture Books with Infants and Toddlers: Learning Through Language
Author(s): Jane Torr
ID: 3609240, Publisher: Routledge, Year: 2023, Size: 3 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not final. Some books are really hot items according to The New York Times, others are drafted by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.