语言教学应该怎么进行？ 二语习得理论有哪些？ 二语习得理论如何指导语言教学？ 更新后的第五版《第二语言学习与教学》全面阐述了二语习得理论及其与教学的关系，在第二语言教学界影响深远，是各级外语教师的教学参考书。

Contents Acknowledgments xxxiv Teacher’s Foreword xxxv 1 Background to Second Language Acquisition Research and Language Teaching 1 2 Learning and Teaching Different Types of Grammar 24 3 Learning and Teaching Vocabulary 58 4 Acquiring and Teaching Pronunciation 85 5 Acquiring and Teaching a New Writing System 111 6 Strategies for Communicating and Learning 132 7 Individual Differences in L2 Users and L2 Learners 151 8 The L2 User and the Native Speaker 175 9 The Goals of Language Teaching 208 10 General Models of L2 Learning 231 11 Second Language Learning and Language Teaching Styles 258 Coursebooks Mentioned 305 References 308 Index 325

维维安·库克（Vivian Cook）：英国纽卡斯尔大学应用语言学荣休教授，研究方向第二语言习得与教学等，出版著述二十多本、论文百多篇；欧洲第二语言协会创始人与头一任主席；牛津大学期刊《写作系统研究》共同创办人。