Portraits of the L2 user / edited by Vivian Cook.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cook, Vivian, 1940-2021.

Series:

Second language acquisition ; 1.

Second language acquisition ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition.

Language acquisition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Clevedon : Multilingual Matters, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Portraits of the L2 User treats second language users in their own right rather than as failed native speakers. It describes a range of psychological and linguistic approaches to diverse topics about L2 users. It thus provides an innovative overview of current second language acquisition theories, results and methods, seen from a common perspective.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Contributors

1. Background to the L2 User

2. Lexical Representation and Lexical Processing in the L2 User

3. The Phonology of the L2 User

4. A Minimalist Approach to L2 Solves a Dilemma of UG

5. Development of L2 Functional Use

6. Cognitive Processes of L2 Users

7. Portrait of the Bilingual Child

8. The Neurolinguistics of L2 Users

9. Individual Differences in L2 Fluency: The Effect of Neurobiological Correlates

10. Language Attrition: Tests, Self-assessments and Perceptions

11. Poststructuralist Approaches to the Study of Social Factors in Second Language Learning and Use

12. Second Language Learners’ Rights

13. Language Teaching Methodology and the L2 User Perspective

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Jul 2020)

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781853595859

9786610828036

9781847698940

1847698948

9781280828034

128082803X

9781853595851

1853595853

OCLC:

1046608543