The Study of Second Language Acquisition

1994
The Study of Second Language Acquisition

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  • Author: Rod Ellis
  • Publisher: Oxford University
  • ISBN: 9780194371896
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 836

An up to date comprehensive introduction to second language acqusition research. Contains a general framework for the study of second language acquisition, provides a general description of learner language, accounts for the role of the linguistic environment, examines the learner's internal mechanisms, explores individual differences in language learning and reviews the expanding research on classroom second language acquisition.

Second Language Acquisition

2001
Second Language Acquisition

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

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.

Innovative Research and Practices in Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism

2013-08-15
Innovative Research and Practices in Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism

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  • Author: John W. Schwieter
  • Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
  • ISBN: 9027271666
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 351

This volume brings together theoretical perspectives and empirical studies in second language (L2) acquisition and bilingualism and discusses their implications for L2 pedagogy. The book is organized into three sections that focus on prominent linguistic and cognitive theories and together provide a compelling set of state-of-the-art works. Part I consists of studies that give rise to innovative applications for second language teaching and learning and Part II discusses how findings from cognitive research can inform practices for L2 teaching and learning. Following these two sections, Part III provides a summative commentary of the theories explored in the volume along with suggestions for future research directions. The book is intended to act as a valuable reference for scholars, applied linguists, specialists in pedagogy, language educators, and anyone wishing to gain an overview of current issues in SLA and bilingualism.

Understanding Second Language Acquisition

2014-02-04
Understanding Second Language Acquisition

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  • Author: Lourdes Ortega
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 144411705X
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 320

Whether we grow up with one, two, or several languages during our early years of life, many of us will learn a second, foreign, or heritage language in later years. The field of Second language acquisition (SLA, for short) investigates the human capacity to learn additional languages in late childhood, adolescence, or adulthood, after the first language --in the case of monolinguals-- or languages --in the case of bilinguals-- have already been acquired. Understanding Second Language Acquisition offers a wide-encompassing survey of this burgeoning field, its accumulated findings and proposed theories, its developed research paradigms, and its pending questions for the future. The book zooms in and out of universal, individual, and social forces, in each case evaluating the research findings that have been generated across diverse naturalistic and formal contexts for second language acquisition. It assumes no background in SLA and provides helpful chapter-by-chapter summaries and suggestions for further reading. Ideal as a textbook for students of applied linguistics, foreign language education, TESOL, and education, it is also recommended for students of linguistics, developmental psycholinguistics, psychology, and cognitive science. Supporting resources for tutors are available free at www.routledge.com/ortega.

Second Language Acquisition

1997
Second Language Acquisition

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  • Author: Rod Ellis
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 9780194372121
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 164

This book offers a succinct theoretical introduction to the basic concepts in language testing in a way that is easy to understand. In the Japanese context, this book is highly recommended for university faculty members involved in obtaining assessment literacy, teachers who want to validate their exploratory teaching and testing, or applied linguistics students new to the language testing field. The book is divided into four main sections. The first provides an overview of the principles of language testing. The next contains short extracts from the testing literature with questions which stimulate further thinking. Section 3 is a list of references with brief annotations and Section 4 a glossary of referenced testing terms.

Contemporary Approaches to Second Language Acquisition

2013-02-19
Contemporary Approaches to Second Language Acquisition

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  • Author: María del Pilar García Mayo
  • Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
  • ISBN: 9027272220
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 265

Second language acquisition (SLA) is a field of inquiry that has increased in importance since the 1960s. Currently, researchers adopt multiple perspectives in the analysis of learner language, all of them providing different but complementary answers to the understanding of oral and written data produced by young and older learners in different settings. The main goal of this volume is to provide the reader with updated reviews of the major contemporary approaches to SLA, the research carried out within them and, wherever appropriate, the implications and/or applications for theory, research and pedagogy that might derive from the available empirical evidence. The book is intended for SLA researchers as well as for graduate (MA, Ph.D.) students in SLA research, applied linguistics and linguistics, as the different chapters will be a guide in their research within the approaches presented. The volume will also be of interest to professionals from other fields interested in the SLA process and the different explanations that have been put forward to account for it.

Understanding Second Language Process

2008
Understanding Second Language Process

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  • Author: Zhaohong Han
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 1847690130
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 271

This is a collection of 11 analytical and empirical studies on the process of second language acquisition, probing a wide array of issues, from transfer appropriate processing to L2 default processing strategies, among hearing or deaf learners of a variety of target languages.

Researching Second Language Acquisition in the Study Abroad Learning Environment

2019-09-26
Researching Second Language Acquisition in the Study Abroad Learning Environment

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  • Author: Christina L. Isabelli-García
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 3030251578
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 138

This book is intended to introduce novice student researchers to second language acquisition in the study abroad learning environment. It reviews the existing literature and provides the emerging researcher an overview of the important factors to consider, informs them where to begin, and how to move forth an agenda for future research in this field. The book recognizes that aside from the academic advantages, study abroad programmes are an excellent tool for fostering extended and relevant interaction with native speakers. It provides reflection questions and activities, and guides the novice researcher in critically analysing existing research and to eventually carry out their own study. The book will be of use to beginning researchers who are new to linguistics in the areas of study abroad and second language acquisition.

Theories in Second Language Acquisition

2020-02-24
Theories in Second Language Acquisition

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  • Author: Bill VanPatten
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 0429995539
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 334

This third edition of the best-selling Theories in Second Language Acquisition surveys the major theories currently used in second language acquisition (SLA) research, serving as an ideal introductory text for undergraduate and graduate students in SLA and language teaching. Designed to provide a consistent and coherent presentation for those seeking a basic understanding of the theories that underlie contemporary SLA research, each chapter focuses on a single theory. Chapters are written by leading scholars in the field and incorporate a basic foundational description of the theory, relevant data or research models used with this theory, common misunderstandings, and a sample study from the field to show the theory in practice. New to this edition is a chapter addressing the relationship between theories and L2 teaching, as well as refreshed coverage of all theories throughout the book. A key work in the study of second language acquisition, this volume will be useful to students of linguistics, language and language teaching, and to researchers as a guide to theoretical work outside their respective domains.

Child Second Language Acquisition

2007
Child Second Language Acquisition

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  • Author: Sonia Rocca
  • Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
  • ISBN: 9789027241467
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 262

As one of the first books in child second language acquisition (SLA), this book focuses on the core area of tense-aspect morphology, reporting on three L1-Italian children learning L2 English vs. three L1-English children learning L2 Italian. An innovative longitudinal/bidirectional research design, where two languages represent both source and target, show effects of language transfer in learners that, because of their age, still have potential to become native-speakers of the target. An unusual feature of this book is that relevant studies of acquisition of L2 Italian, some heretofore only in Italian, are reviewed, incorporated into the study and made available to a more general audience. Though the main focus is on child SLA, crucial comparisons to both first language acquisition vs. adult SLA are presented. This approach will thus be of interest more generally to readers in first and second language acquisition and child development.