Second Language Acquisition
by Ellis, Rod; Widdowson, H. G.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1997-04-24
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary
This series provides brief, clear introductions to the main disciplinary areas of language study. This book outlines second language acquisition, the study of the way in which people learn a language other than their mother tongue. It is designed to make the essentials of this rapidly expanding area accessible to readers encountering it for the first time.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Introduction: describing and explaining L2 acquisition | |
| The nature of learner language | |
| Interlanguage | |
| Social aspects of interlanguage | |
| Discourse aspects of interlanguage | |
| Psycholinguistic aspects of interlanguage | |
| Linguistic aspects of interlanguage | |
| Individual differences in L2 acquisition | |
| Instruction and L2 acquisition | |
| Conclusion: multiple perspectives in SLA | |
| Readings | |
| References | |
| Glossary | |
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