Toward Second Language Acquisition
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Toward Second Language Acquisition
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Author : E.C. Klein
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Toward Second Language Acquisition written by E.C. Klein and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book uniquely illustrates how second language acquisition (SLA) data can instigate linguistic exploration and help inform linguistic and acquisition theory in crucial ways. It also offers new perspectives toward our understanding of the relationship between first and second language acquisition, Universal Grammar (UG), and the target language input. Specifically, examination of the L2 development of pied-piping and preposition stranding in English questions and relative clauses shows that the required preposition is frequently omitted by learners who have demonstrated accurate subcategorization knowledge of verbal complements in related declarative constructions. The `null-prep' data in the L2 grammar leads to an important cross-linguistic investigation of this largely ignored syntactic phenomenon in the world's languages; it also motivates exploration of the complex English input learners receive as positive evidence. An analysis of null-prep, piping and stranding is posited, including the relevant principles and parameters of UG involved. Based on this linguistic analysis, alternative explanations for the L2 phenomenon are offered, representing challenges to UG and markedness-based accounts of second language acquisition. Such challenges will be of interest to linguists as well as to students, teachers, reseachers and scholars interested in second language acquisition, particularly in its relationship to UG.
Approaches To Second Language Acquisition
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Author : Richard Towell
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 1994
Approaches To Second Language Acquisition written by Richard Towell and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Examines five central issues of second-language acquisition: transfer, staged development, cross-learner systematicity, incompleteness and variability.
A Philosophy Of Second Language Acquisition
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Author : Marysia Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2008-10-01
A Philosophy Of Second Language Acquisition written by Marysia Johnson and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
divdivHow does a person learn a second language? In this provocative book, Marysia Johnson proposes a new model of second language acquisition (SLA)—a model that shifts the focus from language competence (the ability to pass a language exam) to language performance (using language competently in real-life contexts). Johnson argues that current SLA theory and research is heavily biased in the direction of the cognitive and experimental scientific tradition. She shows that most models of SLA are linear in nature and subscribe to the conduit metaphor of knowledge transfer: the speaker encodes a message, the hearer decodes the sent message. Such models establish a strict demarcation between learners’ mental and social processes. Yet the origin of second language acquisition is located not exclusively in the learner’s mind but also in a dialogical interaction conducted in a variety of sociocultural and institutional settings, says the author. Drawing on Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory and Bakhtin’s literary theory, she constructs an alternative framework for second language theory, research, teaching, and testing. This approach directs attention toward the investigation of dynamic and dialectical relationships between the interpersonal (social) plane and the intrapersonal (individual) plane. Johnson’s model shifts the focus of SLA away from a narrow emphasis on language competence toward a broader view that encompasses the interaction between language competence and performance. Original and controversial, A Philosophy of Second Language Acquisition offers: · an introduction to Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory and Bakhtin’s literary theory, both of which support an alternative framework for second language acquisition; · an examination of the existing cognitive bias in SLA theory and research; · a radically new model of second language acquisition. /DIV/DIV
How Languages Are Learned
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Author : Patsy Lightbown
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2006-04-27
How Languages Are Learned written by Patsy Lightbown and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-27 with Foreign Language Study categories.
'How Languages Are Learned' provides a readable introduction to the main theories of first and second language acquisition, relating them to approaches to classroom methodology and practice.
Talking To Learn
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Author : Richard R. Day
language : en
Publisher: Newbury House Publishers
Release Date : 1986
Talking To Learn written by Richard R. Day and has been published by Newbury House Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Conversation categories.
Explores the role played by conversation in the teaching and acquisition of a second language.
Second Language Acquisition Myths
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Author : Steven Brown
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press ELT
Release Date : 2012-03-15
Second Language Acquisition Myths written by Steven Brown and has been published by University of Michigan Press ELT this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-15 with Education categories.
This volume was conceived as a first book in SLA for advanced undergraduate or introductory master’s courses that include education majors, foreign language education majors, and English majors. It’s also an excellent resource for practicing teachers. Both the research and pedagogy in this book are based on the newest research in the field of second language acquisition. It is not the goal of this book to address every SLA theory or teach research methodology. It does however address the myths and questions that non-specialist teacher candidates have about language learning. Steven Brown is the co-author of the introductory applied linguistics textbook Understanding Language Structure, Interaction, and Variation textbook (and workbook). The myths challenged in this book are: § Children learn languages quickly and easily while adults are ineffective in comparison. § A true bilingual is someone who speaks two languages perfectly. § You can acquire a language simply through listening or reading. § Practice makes perfect. § Language students learn (and retain) what they are taught. § Language learners always benefit from correction. § Individual differences are a major, perhaps the major, factor in SLA. § Language acquisition is the individual acquisition of grammar.
Between Worlds
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Author : David E. Freeman
language : en
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Release Date : 2001
Between Worlds written by David E. Freeman and has been published by Heinemann Educational Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Education categories.
In this new edition, the Freemans have updated their classic text to address new trends and issues related to the teaching of multilingual students.
Contemporary Approaches To Second Language Acquisition
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Author : María del Pilar García Mayo
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2013-02-19
Contemporary Approaches To Second Language Acquisition written by María del Pilar García Mayo and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-19 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Second language acquisition (SLA) is a field of inquiry that has increased in importance since the 1960s. Currently, researchers adopt multiple perspectives in the analysis of learner language, all of them providing different but complementary answers to the understanding of oral and written data produced by young and older learners in different settings. The main goal of this volume is to provide the reader with updated reviews of the major contemporary approaches to SLA, the research carried out within them and, wherever appropriate, the implications and/or applications for theory, research and pedagogy that might derive from the available empirical evidence. The book is intended for SLA researchers as well as for graduate (MA, Ph.D.) students in SLA research, applied linguistics and linguistics, as the different chapters will be a guide in their research within the approaches presented. The volume will also be of interest to professionals from other fields interested in the SLA process and the different explanations that have been put forward to account for it.
Introducing Second Language Acquisition
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Author : Muriel Saville-Troike
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-04-05
Introducing Second Language Acquisition written by Muriel Saville-Troike and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-05 with Foreign Language Study categories.
A clear and practical introduction to second language acquisition, written for students encountering the topic for the first time.
Key Terms In Second Language Acquisition
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Author : Bill VanPatten
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-11-26
Key Terms In Second Language Acquisition written by Bill VanPatten and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The new edition of Key Terms in Second Language Acquisition defines the key terminology within second language acquisition, and also provides accessible summaries of the key issues within this complex area of study. The final section presents a list of key readings in second language acquisition that signposts the reader towards classic articles and also provides a springboard to further study. The whole book has been updated and expanded to take into account a wider range of theories and developments since the first edition. It remains at the top of its game. The text is accessibly written, with complicated terms and concepts explained in an easy to understand way. Key Terms in Second Language Acquisition is an essential resource for students.