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Summary
The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisitionbrings together thirty-six leading international figures in the field to produce a state-of-the-art overview of second language acquisition. The Handbookcovers a wide range of topics related to second language acquisition: language in context, linguistic, psycholinguistic, and neurolinguistic theories and perspectives, skill learning, individual differences, L2 learning settings, and language assessment. All chapters introduce the reader to the topic, outline the core issues, then explore the pedagogical application of research in the area and possible future development. The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisitionis an essential resource for all those studying and researching second language acquisition.
Author Biography
Susan M. Gass is University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Languages at Michigan State University. She is the author of many titles and co-author of Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course, Third Edition (Routledge, 2008), with Larry Selinker. She co-edits the series, Second Language Acquisition Research (with Alison Mackey, for Routledge). Alison Mackey is Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University. She is the author of many titles, and co-author of Data Elicitation for Second and Foreign Language Research (Routledge 2007), with Susan M. Gass. She co-edits the series, Second Language Acquisition Research (with Susan Gass, for Routledge).
Table of Contents
| List of illustrations | p. ix |
| List of abbreviations | p. x |
| List of contributors | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Language in context | p. 5 |
| Interactionist approach | p. 7 |
| The role of feedback | p. 24 |
| Variationist perspectives | p. 41 |
| Sociocultural theory: a dialectical approach to L2 research | p. 57 |
| Complexity theory | p. 73 |
| Linguistic perspectives | p. 89 |
| Second language phonology | p. 91 |
| Linguistic approaches to second language morphosyntax | p. 106 |
| L2 semantics | p. 127 |
| Pragmatics in second language acquisition | p. 147 |
| Vocabulary | p. 163 |
| Psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic perspectives | p. 177 |
| Second language processing | p. 179 |
| Frequency-based accounts of second language acquisition | p. 193 |
| The logic of the unified model | p. 211 |
| Processability theory | p. 228 |
| Attention and awareness in second language acquisition | p. 247 |
| Input processing | p. 268 |
| The neurocognition of second language | p. 282 |
| Skill learning | p. 301 |
| Development of second language reading skills: cross-linguistic perspectives | p. 303 |
| The acquisition of second language writing | p. 319 |
| Second language speech production | p. 335 |
| Second language speech perception: a cross-disciplinary perspective on challenges and accomplishments | p. 349 |
| Speaking and writing tasks and their effects on second language performance | p. 364 |
| Individual differences | p. 379 |
| Language aptitude | p. 381 |
| Motivation | p. 396 |
| Identity, agency, and second language acquisition | p. 410 |
| Working memory and SLA | p. 427 |
| Age effects in second language learning | p. 442 |
| The role of educational level, literacy, and orality in L2 learning | p. 461 |
| Fossilization-A classic concern of SLA research | p. 476 |
| Heritage languages and L2 learning | p. 491 |
| Advanced language proficiency | p. 506 |
| The setting for learning | p. 523 |
| Learning through immersion during study abroad | p. 525 |
| Classroom research | p. 541 |
| Language learning through technology | p. 555 |
| Conclusion: assessment of L2 knowledge | p. 571 |
| Assessing learner knowledge | p. 573 |
| Glossary | p. 590 |
| Index | p. 599 |
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