Fossilization in adult second language acquisition / ZhaoHong Han.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Han, Zhaohong, 1962-

Series:

Second language acquisition (Clevedon, England) ; 5.

Second language acquisition ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition.

Fossilization (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Clevedon ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a systematic attempt to address the issue of fossilization in relation to a fundamental question in second language acquisition research, which is: why are learners, adults in particular, unable to develop the level of competence they have aspired to in spite of continuous and sustained exposure to the target language, adequate motivation to learn, and sufficient opportunity to practice?

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. What is Fossilization?

Chapter 3. Behavioral Reflexes and Causal Variables

Chapter 4. A Macroscopic Analysis: Critical Period Effects

Chapter 5. A Macroscopic Analysis: Native Language Transfer

Chapter 6. A Microscopic Analysis: Some Empirical Evidence

Chapter 7. Second Language Instruction and Fossilization

Chapter 8. Summary and Conclusion

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-197) and index.

ISBN:

9786610828265

9781853596881

9781788920421

1788920422

9781280828263

1280828269

9781853596889

1853596884

OCLC:

475919707