Key Topics in Second Language Acquisition

Author: Vivian Cook
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 1783091800
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 163

Key Topics in Second Language Acquisition

Author: Vivian Cook
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 1783091827
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
This textbook offers an introductory overview of eight hotly-debated topics in second language acquisition research. It offers a glimpse of how SLA researchers have tried to answer common questions about second language acquisition rather than being a comprehensive introduction to SLA research. Each chapter comprises an introductory discussion of the issues involved and suggestions for further reading and study. The reader is asked to consider the issues based on their own experiences, thus allowing them to compare their own intuitions and experiences with established research findings and gain an understanding of methodology. The topics are treated independently so that they can be read in any order that interests the reader. The topics in question are: • how different languages connect in the mind; • whether there is a best age for learning a second language; • the importance of grammar in acquiring and using a second language; • how the words of a second language are acquired; • how people learn to write in a second language; • how attitude and motivation help in learning a second language; • the usefulness of second language acquisition research for language teaching; • the goals of language teaching.

Key Questions in Second Language Acquisition

Author: Bill VanPatten
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108486665
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 229

Book Description
An introduction to the key questions that drive the field of L2 acquisition research, including its historical foundations.

Key Concepts in Second Language Acquisition

Author: Shawn Loewen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0230346278
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
What does it mean to acquire a language? What is considered a 'second' language in multilingual settings? This practical and comprehensive guide provides an opportunity to consider these issues, providing easy access to concise definitions of key terms and concepts in the study of Second Language Acquisition.

Second Language Acquisition

Author: Kees De Bot
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415338691
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description
Second Language Acquisition : introduces the key areas in the field, including: multilingualism, the role of teaching, the mental processing of multiple languages, and patterns of growth and decline explores the key theories and debates and elucidates areas of controversy gathers together influential readings from key names in the discipline, including: Vivian Cook, William E. Dunn and James P. Lantolf, S.P. Corder, and Nina Spada and Patsy Lightbown. Written by experienced teachers and researchers in the field, Second Language Acquisition is an essential resource for students and researchers of applied linguistics.

Key Terms in Second Language Acquisition

Author: Bill VanPatten
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 147422752X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
The new edition of Key Terms in Second Language Acquisition defines the key terminology within second language acquisition, and also provides accessible summaries of the key issues within this complex area of study. The final section presents a list of key readings in second language acquisition that signposts the reader towards classic articles and also provides a springboard to further study. The whole book has been updated and expanded to take into account a wider range of theories and developments since the first edition. It remains at the top of its game. The text is accessibly written, with complicated terms and concepts explained in an easy to understand way. Key Terms in Second Language Acquisition is an essential resource for students.

Introducing Second Language Acquisition

Author: Kirsten M. Hummel
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118588029
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 262

Book Description
Introducing Second Language Acquisition: Perspectives and Practices represents a clear and concise introduction to the main concepts, issues, and debates in second language acquisition studies aimed specifically at undergraduates encountering the topic for the first time. Follows six fictitious language learners throughout the text whose stories serve to introduce various concepts and issues Contains specific chapters on first language acquisition and bilingualism, as well as explicit references to the most recent and important research Covers key topics including acquisition contexts, theoretical perspectives, language teaching methods, second language development, and individual differences (such as age, aptitude, and motivation) Grabs student attention with lighthearted cartoons that illustrate and reinforce key ideas Features a full range of pedagogical tools to aid student learning, including “language learning in practice” textboxes; bolded new terms defined in the margins; an end-of-book glossary; self-assessment and classroom discussion questions; exercise and project ideas; and further online viewing sections

Introducing Second Language Acquisition

Author: Muriel Saville-Troike
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107010896
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 229

Book Description
A clear and practical introduction to second language acquisition, written for students encountering the topic for the first time.

Second Language Acquisition

Author: Susan M. Gass
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780805835281
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 508

Book Description
This book is a thorough revision of the highly successful text first published in 1994. The authors retain the multidisciplinary approach that presents research from linguistics, sociology, psychology, and education, in a format designed for use in an introductory course for undergraduate or graduate students. The research is updated throughout and there are new sections and chapters in this second edition as well. New chapters cover child language acquisition (first and second), Universal Grammar, and instructed language learning; new sections address issues, such as what data analysis doesn't show, replication of research findings, interlanguage transfer (multilingual acquisition and transfer), the aspect hypothesis, general nativism, connectionist approaches, and implicit/explicit knowledge. Major updates include nonlanguage influences and the lexicon. The workbook, Second Language Learning Data Analysis, Second Edition, makes an ideal accompaniment to the text.

Mind and Context in Adult Second Language Acquisition

Author: Cristina Sanz
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
ISBN: 9781589013735
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 348

Book Description
How do people learn nonnative languages? Is there one part or function of our brains solely dedicated to language processing, or do we apply our general information-processing abilities when learning a new language? In this book, an interdisciplinary collaboration of scholars and researchers presents an overview of the latter approach to adult second language acquisition and brings together, for the first time, a comprehensive picture of the latest research on this subject. Clearly organized into four distinct but integrated parts, Mind and Context in Adult Second Language Acquisition first provides an introduction to information-processing approaches and the tools for students to understand the data. The next sections explain factors that affect language learning, both internal (attention and awareness, individual differences, and the neural bases of language acquisition) and external (input, interaction, and pedagogical interventions). It concludes by looking at two pedagogical applications: processing instruction and content based instruction. This important and timely volume is a must-read for students of language learning, second language acquisition, and linguists who want to better understand the information-processing approaches to learning a non-primary language. This book will also be of immense interest to language scholars, program directors, teachers, and administrators in both second language acquisition and cognitive psychology.