Key questions in second language acquisition : an introduction /
VanPatten, Bill,
Key questions in second language acquisition : an introduction / Bill VanPatten, Megan Smith, Alessandro G. Benati. - 3rd printing - pages cm
Includes index.
1. What Are the Origins of Second Language Acquisition as a Research Field? -- 2. What Does Development Look Like? -- 3. What Are the Roles of Input and Output? -- 4. What Is the Initial State? -- 5. Can L2 Learners Become Nativelike? -- 6. Does Instruction Make a Difference? -- 7. What Role Does Explicit Learning Play in L2 Acquisition? -- 8. What Are Individual Differences and How Do They Affect L2 Acquisition? -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Index.
"This highly accessible introductory textbook carefully explores the main issues that have driven the field of second language acquisition research. Intended for students with little or no background in linguistics or psycholinguistics, it explains important linguistic concepts, and how and why they are relevant to second language acquisition. Topics are presented via a "key questions" structure that enables the reader to understand how these questions have motivated research in the field, and the problems to which researchers are seeking solutions. It provides a complete package for any introductory course on second language acquisition"--
9781108486668
2019039835
Second language acquisition--Research.
Language and languages--Study and teaching--Research.
P118.2 / .V378 2021
418.0071
Key questions in second language acquisition : an introduction / Bill VanPatten, Megan Smith, Alessandro G. Benati. - 3rd printing - pages cm
Includes index.
1. What Are the Origins of Second Language Acquisition as a Research Field? -- 2. What Does Development Look Like? -- 3. What Are the Roles of Input and Output? -- 4. What Is the Initial State? -- 5. Can L2 Learners Become Nativelike? -- 6. Does Instruction Make a Difference? -- 7. What Role Does Explicit Learning Play in L2 Acquisition? -- 8. What Are Individual Differences and How Do They Affect L2 Acquisition? -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Index.
"This highly accessible introductory textbook carefully explores the main issues that have driven the field of second language acquisition research. Intended for students with little or no background in linguistics or psycholinguistics, it explains important linguistic concepts, and how and why they are relevant to second language acquisition. Topics are presented via a "key questions" structure that enables the reader to understand how these questions have motivated research in the field, and the problems to which researchers are seeking solutions. It provides a complete package for any introductory course on second language acquisition"--
9781108486668
2019039835
Second language acquisition--Research.
Language and languages--Study and teaching--Research.
P118.2 / .V378 2021
418.0071