Second Language Acquisition In Context
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Author | : Cristina Sanz |
Publisher | : Georgetown University Press |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2005-11-02 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781589013735 |
How do people learn nonnative languages? Is there one part or function of our brains solely dedicated to language processing, or do we apply our general information-processing abilities when learning a new language? In this book, an interdisciplinary collaboration of scholars and researchers presents an overview of the latter approach to adult second language acquisition and brings together, for the first time, a comprehensive picture of the latest research on this subject. Clearly organized into four distinct but integrated parts, Mind and Context in Adult Second Language Acquisition first provides an introduction to information-processing approaches and the tools for students to understand the data. The next sections explain factors that affect language learning, both internal (attention and awareness, individual differences, and the neural bases of language acquisition) and external (input, interaction, and pedagogical interventions). It concludes by looking at two pedagogical applications: processing instruction and content based instruction. This important and timely volume is a must-read for students of language learning, second language acquisition, and linguists who want to better understand the information-processing approaches to learning a non-primary language. This book will also be of immense interest to language scholars, program directors, teachers, and administrators in both second language acquisition and cognitive psychology.
Author | : Barbara F. Freed |
Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 1995-01-01 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9027241147 |
"Second Language Acquisition in a Study Abroad Context" brings together for the first time a series of studies which explore the relationship between language learning and the study abroad experience. Utilizing different research methodologies (quantitative, qualitative, descriptive), the focus in this collection is on various aspects of second language learning, including the acquisition of sociolinguistic competence, the acquisition of fluency, the use of communicative strategies and the development of oral and written skills. The studies are cross-linguistic and deal with student populations at the secondary and college levels who spent between three months and one year in study abroad or exchange programs in Japan, Russia, Spain, Mexico, France or Canada.
Author | : Vera Regan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : |
Containing new research on social context and social language acquisition, this study covers variation in communication strategies, second language learning through interaction, and language and identity in immigrant acquisition and use.
Author | : Muriel Saville-Troike |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2012-04-05 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 1107010896 |
A clear and practical introduction to second language acquisition, written for students encountering the topic for the first time.
Author | : Rod Ellis |
Publisher | : Prentice Hall International |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
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Author | : Lourdes Ortega |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2014-02-04 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 144411705X |
Whether we grow up with one, two, or several languages during our early years of life, many of us will learn a second, foreign, or heritage language in later years. The field of Second language acquisition (SLA, for short) investigates the human capacity to learn additional languages in late childhood, adolescence, or adulthood, after the first language --in the case of monolinguals-- or languages --in the case of bilinguals-- have already been acquired. Understanding Second Language Acquisition offers a wide-encompassing survey of this burgeoning field, its accumulated findings and proposed theories, its developed research paradigms, and its pending questions for the future. The book zooms in and out of universal, individual, and social forces, in each case evaluating the research findings that have been generated across diverse naturalistic and formal contexts for second language acquisition. It assumes no background in SLA and provides helpful chapter-by-chapter summaries and suggestions for further reading. Ideal as a textbook for students of applied linguistics, foreign language education, TESOL, and education, it is also recommended for students of linguistics, developmental psycholinguistics, psychology, and cognitive science. Supporting resources for tutors are available free at www.routledge.com/ortega.
Author | : Kimberly L. Geeslin |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2014-05-14 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1136306064 |
Sociolinguistics and Second Language Acquisition is a comprehensive textbook that bridges the gap between the fields of sociolinguistics and second language acquisition, exploring the variety of ways in which social context influences the acquisition of a second language. It reviews basic principles of sociolinguistics, provides a unified account of the multiple theoretical approaches to social factors in second languages, summarizes the growing body of empirical research, including examples of findings from a wide range of second languages, and discusses the application of sociolinguistics to the second language classroom. Written for an audience that extends beyond specialists in the field, complete with summary tables, additional readings, discussion questions, and application activities throughout, this volume will serve as the ideal textbook for advanced undergraduate or graduate students of second language acquisition and instruction, and will also be of interest to researchers in the fields of second language acquisition, second language instruction and sociolinguistics.
Author | : Jenefer Philp |
Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2008-10-01 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9027290563 |
This new volume of work highlights the distinctiveness of child SLA through a collection of different types of empirical research specific to younger learners. Characteristics of children’s cognitive, emotional, and social development distinguish their experiences from those of adult L2 learners, creating intriguing issues for SLA research, and also raising important practical questions regarding effective pedagogical techniques for learners of different ages. While child SLA is often typically thought of as simple (and often enjoyable and universally effortless), in other words, as “child’s play”, the complex portraits of young second language learners which emerge in the 16 papers collected in this book invite the reader to reconsider the reality for many younger learners. Chapters by internationally renowned authors together with reports by emerging researchers describe second and foreign language learning by children ranging from pre-schoolers to young adolescents, in home and school contexts, with caregivers, peers, and teachers as interlocutors.
Author | : Kata Csizér |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 163 |
Release | : 2021-01-04 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 3030644626 |
This book provides an overview of second language (L2) motivation research in a specific European context: Hungary, which has proved to offer an important laboratory for such research, as a number of major political changes over the past 30 years have created a changing background for L2 learning in an increasingly globalized world. The book provides an overview of theoretical research on L2 motivation, together with detailed information on large-scale L2 motivation studies in Hungary. Further, it presents a meta-analysis of the most important investigations, and qualitative data on teachers’ views regarding success in L2 learning. In turn, the interdisciplinary nature of L2 motivation is taken into account and relevant antecedent constructs to L2 motivation are investigated. Lastly, the book outlines possible future directions for L2 motivation research.
Author | : Lynda Pritchard Newcombe |
Publisher | : Multilingual Matters |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1853599948 |
The focus in this book is on learners experiences using Welsh outside class but the issues discussed have implications for a wide range of other situations where the population is bilingual or multilingual and interaction takes place in a language of wider communication.