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Key Questions in Second Language Acquisition: An Introduction 2nd Revised edition [Pehme köide]

(Independent Scholar), (Mississippi State University), (University of Hong Kong)
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 249 pages, kaal: 474 g, Worked examples or Exercises
  • Ilmumisaeg: 17-Apr-2025
  • Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN-10: 1009306030
  • ISBN-13: 9781009306034
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 249 pages, kaal: 474 g, Worked examples or Exercises
  • Ilmumisaeg: 17-Apr-2025
  • Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN-10: 1009306030
  • ISBN-13: 9781009306034
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Now in its second edition, this highly accessible introductory textbook establishes the fundamentals driving the field of second language (L2) acquisition research, including its historical foundations. Intended for the novice in the field with no background in linguistics or psycholinguistics, it explains important linguistic concepts, and how and why they are relevant to second language acquisition. Topics are presented via a 'key questions' structure that enables the reader to understand how these questions have motivated research in the field, and the problems to which researchers are seeking solutions. This edition has been fully updated to incorporate new research, with a new chapter focusing on language transfer, and new sections on the growing field of third and subsequent language acquisition, and how phonology interacts with L2 acquisition. With discussion questions and project ideas as well as a glossary, this is a complete package for an introductory course on second language acquisition.

Now in its second edition, this fully expanded and updated textbook provides a highly accessible introduction to the field of second language acquisition. Complicated issues are broken down, jargon is avoided, and necessary terms are clearly defined and illustrated, making it suitable for readers with no background in linguistics.

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Now in its second edition, this textbook provides a highly accessible introduction to the field of second language acquisition.
Foreword; Preface;
1. What are the origins of Second Language Acquisition as a research field?;
2. What does development look like?;
3. What are the roles of input and output?;
4. What roles do previously acquired languages play in the acquisition of a new language?;
5. Can L2 learners become nativelike?;
6. Does instruction make a difference?;
7. What role does explicit learning play in L2 acquisition?;
8. What are individual differences and how do they affect L2 acquisition?; Epilogue; Glossary; Index.
Bill VanPatten has had a long and distinguished academic career. The recipient of numerous local and national awards for his teaching, mentoring, and scholarship, he has published widely in the fields of second language acquisition and second language teaching. Megan Smith is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Director of the TESOL Program at Mississippi State University. She has published in the fields of second language acquisition. Alessandro Benati is Professor and Head of the School of Education at University College Dublin in Ireland. He has extensively researched and taught in second language acquisition. He is a co-author of various books and papers on the effects of the processing instruction pedagogical model.