Complexity theory and language development : in celebration of Diane Larsen-Freeman / edited by Lourdes Ortega, ZhaoHong Han.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ortega, Lourdes, editor.

Han, Zhaohong, 1962- editor.

Larsen-Freeman, Diane, honouree.

Series:

Language learning and language teaching ; v. 48.

Language learning & language teaching (LL&LT) ; volume 48

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Complexity (Linguistics).

Language acquisition--Study and teaching.

Language acquisition.

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Discourse analysis.

Linguistic analysis (Linguistics).

Education--Philosophy.

Education.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

x, 234 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2017]

Summary:

This volume is both a state-of-the-art display of current thinking on second language development as a complex system and a tribute to Diane Larsen-Freeman for her decades of intellectual leadership in the academic disciplines of applied linguistics and second language acquisition. The chapters therein range from theoretical expositions to methodological analyses, pedagogical proposals, and conceptual frameworks for future research. In a balanced and in-depth manner, the authors provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary understanding of second language development, with a wealth of insights that promise to break the status-quo of current research and take it to exciting new territory. The book will appeal to both seasoned and novice researchers in applied linguistics, second language acquisition, bilingualism, cognitive psychology, and education, as well as to practitioners in second or foreign language teaching of any language.

Contents:

1 List of contributors p. vii

2 List of figures p. xi

3 List of tables p. xiii

4 Acknowledgements p. xv

5 Introduction p. 1 / Lourdes Ortega; ZhaoHong Han

6 Chapter 1. Complexity Theory p. 11 / Diane Larsen-Freeman

7 Chapter 2. Complexity Theory and Dynamic Systems Theory p. 51 / Kees Bot

8 Chapter 3. Neural complexity meets lexical complexity p. 59 / John H. Schumann

9 Chapter 4. Conceptualizing learner characteristics in a complex, dynamic world p. 79 / Zoltán Dörnyei

10 Chapter 5. The emerging need for methods appropriate to study dynamic systems p. 97 / Peter D. MacIntyre; Emily MacKay; Jessica Ross; Esther Abel

11 Chapter 6. Lost in state space? p. 123 / Wander Lowie

12 Chapter 7. Complex Dynamic Systems Theory and L2 pedagogy p. 143 / Marjolijn H. Verspoor

13 Chapter 8. Language destabilization and (re-)learning from a Complexity Theory perspective p. 163 / Conny Opitz

14 Chapter 9. A neuropsycholinguistic approach to complexity p. 191 / Barbara Köpke

15 Chapter 10. Energy conservation in SLA p. 209 / ZhaoHong Han; Gang Bao; Paul Wiita

16 Index p. 233.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Complexity theory and language development

ISBN:

9789027213389

9027213380

9789027213396

9027213399

OCLC:

994238962