Mind and context in adult second language acquisition : methods, theory, and practice / Cristina Sanz, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sanz, Cristina.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sanz, Cristina.

Second language acquisition.

Cognitive learning.

Psycholinguistics.

Computational linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Mind & context in adult second language acquisition

Adult second language acquisition

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Adult SLA / Cristina Sanz

Research methodology / Rusan Chen

Research methodology / Rebecca Adams, Akiko Fujii, and Alison Mackey

Individual differences / Harriet Wood Bowden, Cristina Sanz, and Catherine A. Stafford

A cognitive neuroscience perspective on second language acquisition / Michael T. Ullman

Attention and awareness in SLA / Ronald P. Leow and Melissa A. Bowles

Input and interaction / Alison Mackey and Rebekha Abbuhl

Explicitness in pedagogical interventions / Cristina Sanz and Kara Morgan-Short

Processing instruction / Bill VanPatten

Content-based foreign language instruction / Heidi Byrnes.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-58901-373-5

1-4356-2743-1

OCLC:

652626254

Publisher Number:

2027/heb31739 hdl