Second Language Acquisition Research Series

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11. Problems in Second Language Acquisition

    By Michael H. Long

    Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

    Second language acquisition has an identity problem. It is a young field struggling to emerge from the parent fields of education and applied linguistics. In his new book, Problems in Second Language Acquisition, Mike Long proposes a way to help second language acquisition develop a...

    Published June 27th 2006 by Routledge
12. The Psychology of the Language Learner

    Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition

    By Zoltán Dörnyei

    Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

    Research results over the past decades have consistently demonstrated that a key reason why many second language learners fail--while some learners do better with less effort--lies in various learner attributes such as personality traits, motivation, or language aptitude. In psychology, these...

    Published November 29th 2005 by Routledge
13. Interlanguage Pragmatics

    Exploring Institutional Talk

    Edited by Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig, Beverly S. Hartford

    Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

    This volume brings conversational analysis into the study of second language pragmatics as an analytic paradigm. A well-regarded team of researchers addresses a difficult area for the interlanguage pragmatics research community--the balance between experimental method and the use of conversational...

    Published May 3rd 2005 by Routledge
14. Form-Meaning Connections in Second Language Acquisition

    Edited by Bill VanPatten, Jessica Williams, Susanne Rott, Mark Overstreet

    Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

    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...

    Published April 13th 2004 by Routledge
15. Processing Instruction

    Theory, Research, and Commentary

    Edited by BIll VanPatten

    Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

    This new book, Processing Instruction: Theory, Research, and Commentary, edited by Bill VanPatten--a pioneer in processing instruction (PI)--is a refreshing presentation of 10 related and not widely available articles that illustrate the role of processing instruction in second language acquisition...

    Published August 31st 2003 by Routledge
16. Questionnaires in Second Language Research

    Construction, Administration, and Processing

    By Zoltán Dörnyei

    Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

    One of the most common methods of data collection in second language research is using questionnaires of various kinds. In spite of the wide application of questionnaires in the second language field, there does not seem to be sufficient awareness in the profession about the theory of questionnaire...

    Published July 31st 2002 by Routledge
17. Foreign Accent

    The Ontogeny and Phylogeny of Second Language Phonology

    By Roy C. Major

    Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

    Even though second-language learners may master the grammar and vocabulary of the new languages, they almost never achieve a native phonology (accent). Scholars and professionals dealing with second-language learners would agree that this is one of the most persistent challenges they face. Now,...

    Published April 11th 2001 by Psychology Press
18. Foreign Accent

    The Ontogeny and Phylogeny of Second Language Phonology

    By Roy C. Major

    Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

    Even though second-language learners may master the grammar and vocabulary of the new languages, they almost never achieve a native phonology (accent). Scholars and professionals dealing with second-language learners would agree that this is one of the most persistent challenges they face. Now,...

    Published February 28th 2001 by Routledge
19. Second Language Acquisition Processes in the Classroom

    Learning Japanese

    By Amy Snyder Ohta

    Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

    This book is the first study to examine how interactional style develops within the walls of a foreign language classroom in the first two years of language study. Results show learners to be highly sensitive to pragmatic information and that learners can move toward an appropriate interactional...

    Published February 11th 2001 by Routledge
20. Second Language Acquisition Processes in the Classroom

    Learning Japanese

    By Amy Snyder Ohta

    Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

    This book is the first study to examine how interactional style develops within the walls of a foreign language classroom in the first two years of language study. Results show learners to be highly sensitive to pragmatic information and that learners can move toward an appropriate interactional...

    Published December 31st 2000 by Routledge