Optimal Language Learning

Noumane Rahouti is a Lecturer in the English Language Institute at the University of Central Florida. His webpage is www.noumanerahouti.comLawrence Baines is a professor of English Education and Associate Dean at The University of Oklahoma. His webpage is www.lawrencebaines.com

• INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: LEARNING AND PSYCHOLINGUISTICSCHAPTER 2: THE QUALITY OF THE EXPERIENCECHAPTER 3: ANDREWCHAPTER 4: EMMACHAPTER 5: REBECCACHAPTER 6: GENEVIEVECHAPTER 7: SCOTTCONCLUSIONSREFERENCES

It is refreshing to read about successful language students who come from diverse backgrounds and have such different motivations. I found myself nodding often as I read, writing down ideas concerning what I could do better in the classroom. I would encourage every World Language teacher to read this book.