Form-Meaning Connections in Second Language Acquisition

Form-Meaning Connections in Second Language Acquisition
Author: Bill VanPatten
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2004-07-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135614202

This volume addresses theoretical and research domains related to questions of how forms-meaning connections are initiated, processed, and stored, and what internal and external factors may affect these mappings.

Form-meaning Connections in Second Language Acquisitions

Form-meaning Connections in Second Language Acquisitions
Author: Bill VanPatten
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2004
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0805849130

The first volume to bring together empirical and theoretical research under the theme of form-meaning connections. Presents linguistics and cognitive approaches to SLA; integrating external and internal issues in interlanguage development while outlining future development for research.

Form-Meaning Connections in Second Language Acquisition

Form-Meaning Connections in Second Language Acquisition
Author: Bill VanPatten
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2004-07-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135614199

Form-Meaning Connections in Second Language Acquisition is an interdisciplinary and timely edited book of essays and empirical studies, most of which are based on the papers presented at the Form and Meaning Conference held in Chicago in 2002. The goal of the conference and now of the book is to present linguistic and cognitive approaches to second language acquisition, attempting to integrate external and internal issues in interlanguage development, while outlining directions for future research. The editors address questions, such as: What is the nature and sequence of the form-meaning mapping process? How are these connections made? How are these connections used to construct grammars and lexicons? And, how can conditions and external factors be manipulated to improve the chances of making these form-meaning connections? Contributors to this volume include such second language acquisition scholars as Susan Gass, Nick Ellis, Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig, Catherine Doughty, and Diane Larsen-Freeman. They address these form-meaning issues from a variety of settings and from multiple perspectives. Researchers and graduate students in applied linguistics, cognitive psychology, linguistics, and language pedagogy will find this volume to be an important resource.

Focus on Form

Focus on Form
Author: Alessandro Benati
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2021-05-06
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1108803423

This Cambridge Element examines the role and nature of focus on form in second language acquisition. An overall assessment of the role of instruction and the nature of language is provided. Instruction might have a facilitative role in the rate of acquisition. The Element briefly reviews empirical research examining the relative effects of different types of focus on form and presents some of the key implications for second language learning and teaching. An effective focus on form type is one that is input and meaning oriented. Manipulating input to facilitate language processing and form-meaning connections might enhance second language acquisition.

Input Processing and Grammar Instruction in Second Language Acquisition

Input Processing and Grammar Instruction in Second Language Acquisition
Author: Bill VanPatten
Publisher: Praeger
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1996
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This book provides an alternative to the grammar debate in second language acquisition theory and teaching. Accepting that language acquisition is at least partially input dependent, the author asks how grammatical form is processed in the input by second language learners and is it possible to assist this in ways that help the learner to create richer grammatical intake. He answers these questions and explains why traditional paradigms are not psycholinguistically motivated. Drawing on research from both first and second language acquisition, he outlines a model for input processing in second language acquisition that helps to account for how learners construct grammatical systems. He then uses this model to motivate processing instruction, a type of grammar instruction in which learners are engaged in making form-meaning connections during particular input activities.

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Input Processing

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Input Processing
Author: Wynne Wong
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 619
Release: 2024-06-27
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1040014569

This state-of-the-science handbook offers a comprehensive discussion of input processing in second language acquisition. The volume assesses past and current research on input processing and engages the reader in critical reflection about the current state of the field and what lies ahead for future research, theory-building, and implications for language instruction. The handbook considers multiple theoretical perspectives, pivotal research findings, issues in research methodology, and instructional implications that underscore the centrality of input processing in second language acquisition. Whereas to date most research in this area has focused on input processing as it relates to the acquisition of morphosyntax and lexis, the present volume also attends to more recent theoretical advances regarding other linguistic subsystems, such as phonology and pragmatics, as well as processing resource allocation during multilevel input processing. Thorough and forward-looking, this volume is an indispensable resource to scholars and advanced students of second language acquisition, bilingualism, applied linguistics, cognitive science, psychology, and education.

Second Language Acquisition in Action

Second Language Acquisition in Action
Author: Andrea Nava
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2018-03-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1474274889

Despite the key role played by second language acquisition (SLA) courses in linguistics, teacher education and language teaching degrees, participants often struggle to bridge the gap between SLA theories and their many applications in the classroom. In order to overcome the 'transfer' problem from theory to practice, Andrea Nava and Luciana Pedrazzini present SLA principles through the actions and words of teachers and learners. Second Language Acquisition in Action identifies eight important SLA principles and involves readers in an 'experiential' approach which enables them to explore these principles 'in action'. Each chapter is structured around three stages: experience and reflection; conceptualisation; and restructuring and planning. Discussion questions and tasks represent the core of the book. These help readers in the process of 'experiencing' SLA research and provide them with opportunities to try their hands at different areas of language teachers' professional expertise. Aimed at those on applied linguistics MA courses, TESOL/EFL trainees and in-service teachers, Second Language Acquisition in Action features: · Key Questions at the start of each chapter · Data-based tasks to foster reflection and to help bridge the gap between theory and practice · Audiovisual extracts of lessons on an accompanying website · Further Reading suggestions at the end of each chapter

Key Concepts in Second Language Acquisition

Key Concepts in Second Language Acquisition
Author: Shawn Loewen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2017-09-16
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0230346278

What does it mean to acquire a language? What is considered a 'second' language in multilingual settings? This practical and comprehensive guide provides an opportunity to consider these issues, providing easy access to concise definitions of key terms and concepts in the study of Second Language Acquisition.

The New Handbook of Second Language Acquisition

The New Handbook of Second Language Acquisition
Author: William C. Ritchie
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 745
Release: 2009
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1848552408

"The New Handbook of Second Language Acquisition" is a thoroughly revised, re-organized, and re-worked edition of Ritchie and Bhatia's 1996 handbook. The work is divided into six parts, each devoted to a different aspect of the study of SLA. Part I includes a recent history of methods used in SLA research and an overview of currently used methods. Part II contains chapters on Universal Grammar, emergentism, variationism, information-processing, sociocultural, and cognitive-linguistic. Part III is devoted to overviews of SLA research on lexicon, morphosyntax, phonology, pragmatics, sentence processing, and the distinction between implicit and explicit knowledge. Part IV examines neuropsycholgy of SLA, another on child SLA, and the effects of age on second language acquisition and use. Part V is concerned with the contribution of the linguistic environment to SLA, including work on acquisition in different environments, through the Internet, and by deaf learners. Finally, Part VI treats social factors in SLA, including research on acquisition in contact circumstances, on social identity in SLA, on individual differences in SLA, and on the final state of SLA, bilingualism.

Key Terms in Second Language Acquisition

Key Terms in Second Language Acquisition
Author: Bill VanPatten
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2010-03-04
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0826499147

VanPatten and Benati give linguistics and language students a comprehensive overview of key issues and key terms in second language acquisition.