Cognitive individual differences in second language acquisition : theories, assessment and pedagogy / Zhisheng Edward Wen, Mark Feng Teng.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wen, Zhisheng Edward, author.

Teng, Mark Feng, author.

Series:

Trends in applied linguistics ; 19.

Trends in Applied Linguistics [TAL] ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Individual differences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2023]

Summary:

The series Trends in Applied Linguistics meets the challenges of the rapidly growing field of applied linguistics. In a very broad sense, applied linguistics is understoodby focusing on the application of theoretical linguistics to current problems arising in different contexts of human society. Given the interdisciplinary character of applied linguistics, the series includes cognitive, psycholinguistic, sociolinguistic and educational perspectives. The following topicsare included in the series: Second language acquisition and the acquisition of additional languages Bilingual and multilingual education Language planning and language policy Literacy skills Second/foreign language pedagogy Translation and interpretation Language for specific purposes Discourse analysis Language testing and assessment Child language Language and gender Pragmatics and rhetorics Corpus analysis Critical pedagogies Research methodology in applied linguistics Language and technology.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Foreword

1 SLA and Individual Differences: An Overview

Part I: Age, Intelligence, Aptitude and Affect

2 The Age Factor and the Critical Period Hypothesis

3 Intelligence

4 Foreign Language Aptitude

5 Language Aptitude, Psychological and Affective Factors

Part II: Memory, Attention and Noticing

6 Phonological and Executive Working Memory

7 Consciousness, Attention and Noticing

Part III: Learning Strategies, Metacognition and Self- Regulation

8 Language Learning Strategies

9 Metacognition

10 Self-Regulation

Part IV: L2 Skills, Learning Difficulties, and Anxiety

11 L2 Reading and Writing Skills

12 L2 Learning Difficulties and Disabilities

13 L2 Anxiety: An Affective Factor or a Linguistic Variable?

Epilogue

14 Individual Differences in SLA–Looking Back and Looking Forward

Author Profiles

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781614514749

1614514747

9781501500459

1501500457

OCLC:

1374540399