An Interdisciplinary Approach to Foreign Language Learning: Myths and Strategies for Success

Reviews the book, Becoming Fluent: How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language by Richard Roberts and Roger Kreuz (see record 2015-41680-000). This book is many things: a foreign language coach, a cognitive science primer, and a motivational resource. At its core, it is designed to place second language instruction within the context of interdisciplinary work spanning many areas of research, including psychology, linguistics, and philosophy. Roberts and Kreuz begin by describing myths surrounding second language acquisition, particularly with regard to adult learners. Two major strategies discussed throughout the volume are overlearning and distributed practice. This volume is appropriate for a variety of audiences, but ideally it is suited for the novice foreign language learners looking to adopt new techniques to further their training, as well as the cognitive psychologist looking to learn new applications for their research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)