The Bloomsbury companion to second language acquisition / edited by Ernesto Macaro.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Macaro, Ernesto.

Series:

Continuum Companions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition--Research.

Second language acquisition.

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Continuum Companion To Second Language Acquistion is designed to be the essential one-volume resource for advanced students and academics. It offers a comprehensive reference resource: it features an overview of key topics in SLA as well the key research methods. It then goes on to look at current research areas and new directions in the field by examining key relationships in the field, including the relationship between first and second language acquisition and the relationship between L2 input and L2 output. It is a complete resource for postgraduate students and researchers working wi

Contents:

Contents; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part 1 The Second Language Acquisition Landscape; 1 Second Language Acquisition: The Landscape, the Scholarship and the Reader; 2 A Compendium of Key Concepts in Second Language Acquisition; 3 Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition; Part 2 Issues and Relationships in Second Language Acquisition; 4 The Relationship between First and Second Language Acquisition Revisited; 5 The Relationship between Age of Learning and Type of Linguistic Exposure in Children Learning a Second Language

6 The Relationship between L2 Vocabulary Knowledge and L2 Vocabulary Use7 The Relationship between L2 Input and L2 Output; 8 The Relationship between Pedagogical Focus and Interaction in L2 Lessons; 9 The Relationship between Language Aptitude and Language Learning Motivation: Individual Differences from a Dynamic Systems Perspective; 10 The Relationship between Strategic Behaviour and Language Learning Success; Conclusions; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 306-341) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-87712-7

9786612877124

1-4411-9922-5

OCLC:

676698428