Theories in second language acquisition : an introduction / edited by Bill VanPatten and Jessica Williams.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

VanPatten, Bill.

Williams, Jessica, 1957-

Series:

Second language acquisition research theoretical and methodological issues.

Second language acquisition research theoretical and methodological issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition.

Physical Description:

viii, 261 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.

Summary:

Theories in Second Language Acquisition: An Introduction is a comprehensive and systematic survey of the main theories of second language acquisition. The international contributors are all leading scholars in their field. The editors have organized this material around a consistent chapter model for all presentations. Each contributor, writing at the same basic level, discusses a single theory and responds to the same questions, defines terms as they are introduced, and analyzes the claims and evidence supporting the theory. An accessible reading of each theory is the goal of every chapter to allow for comparison across the theories. This volume is designed for senior undergraduates and graduates in SLA and in language teaching who are being exposed to the theoretical foundations of the field for the first time. Researchers will also find the book useful as a "quick guide" to theoretical work outside their own domains.

Contents:

Early theories in second language acquisition / Bill VanPatten, Jessica Williams

Linguistic theory, universal grammar, and second language acquisition / Lydia White

One functional approach to second language acquisition : the concept-oriented approach / Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig

The associative-cognitive CREED / Nick C. Ellis

Skill acquisition theory / Robert DeKeyser

Input processing in adult second language acquisition / Bill VanPatten

Processability theory / Manfred Pienemann

Autonomous induction theory / Susanne E. Carroll

Input, interaction, and output in second language acquisition / Susan M. Gass, Alison Mackey

Sociocultural theory and second language learning / James P. Lantolf, Steven L. Thorne

Second language learning explained? SLA across nine contemporary theories / Lourdes Ortega.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0805857389

9780805857382

OCLC:

76809922

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