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Second Language Acquisition eBook Series

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  • Reconceptualising Authenticity for English as a Global Language

    by Richard S. Pinner ...
    Series Book 102 - Second Language Acquisition
    This book examines the concept of authentic English in today’s world, where cultures are in constant interaction and the English language works as a binding agent for many cross-cultural exchanges. It offers a comprehensive review of decades of debate around authenticity in language teaching and learning and attempts to synthesise the complexities by presenting them as a continuum. This continuum ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

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  • Implicit and Explicit Knowledge in Second Language Learning, Testing and Teaching

    by Dr. Rod Ellis, Shawn Loewen, Prof. Catherine Elder, Dr. Hayo Reinders, Rosemary Erlam, Jenefer Philp ...
    Series Book 42 - Second Language Acquisition
    The implicit/ explicit distinction is central to our understanding of the nature of L2 acquisition. This book begins with an account of how this distinction applies to L2 learning, knowledge and instruction. It then reports a series of studies describing the development of a battery of tests providing relatively discrete measurements of L2 explicit/ implicit knowledge. These tests were then ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Key Topics in Second Language Acquisition

    by Prof. Vivian Cook, Prof. David Singleton ...
    Series Book 10 - MM Textbooks
    This textbook offers an introductory overview of eight hotly-debated topics in second language acquisition research. It offers a glimpse of how SLA researchers have tried to answer common questions about second language acquisition rather than being a comprehensive introduction to SLA research.Each chapter comprises an introductory discussion of the issues involved and suggestions for further ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Collaborative Writing in L2 Classrooms

    by Dr. Neomy Storch ...
    Series Book 31 - New Perspectives on Language and Education
    In this first book-length treatment of collaborative writing in second language (L2) classrooms, Neomy Storch provides a theoretical, pedagogical and empirical rationale for the use of collaborative writing activities in L2 classes, as well as some guidelines about how to best implement such activities in both face-to-face and online mode. The book discusses factors that may impact on the nature ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • The Ecology and Semiotics of Language Learning

    A Sociocultural Perspective

    by Leo van Lier ...
    Series Book 3 - Educational Linguistics
    In this book I try to give a coherent and consistent overview of what an ecological approach to language learning might look like. This is not a fully fledged grand theory that aims to provide an explanation of everything, but an attempt to provide a rationale for taking an ecological world view and applying it to language education, which I regard as one of the most important of all human ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Beliefs, Agency and Identity in Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

    by Paula Kalaja, Ana Maria F. Barcelos, Mari Aro, Maria Ruohotie-Lyhty ...
    This book explores the phenomena of believing (or giving personal meanings), acting, and identifying (or identity construction), and the interconnectedness of these phenomena in the learning and teaching of English and other foreign languages. ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • How to start, carry on and end conversations

    Scripts for social situations for people on the autism spectrum

    by Paul Jordan ...
    Do you find it hard to make friends? Do you struggle to know what to say to start a conversation?In this book, Paul Jordan, who is on the autism spectrum, explains how to make sense of everyday social situations you might encounter at school, university or in other group settings. He reveals how, with the use of just 65 simple words, it is possible to create 'scripts for thinking' that break ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • Plurilingual Code-Switching between Standard and Local Varieties

    A Socio-Psycholinguistic Approach

    by Dino Selvaggi, Maurizio Gotti ...
    Series Book 229 - Linguistic Insights
    This book presents a comparative study on plurilingual code-switching (CS) in Italy, Croatia and Scotland-UK, based on Italian in contact with four standard varieties (Spanish, English, Philipino and Croatian) and five non-standard varieties (Arbereshe, Occitan, Calabrese, Istrovenetian and Chakavski).It intends to fill a gap in the literature by proposing an interdisciplinary perspective, as most ... Read more

    $68.09 USD

  • Acquisition of «be» by Cantonese ESL Learners in Hong Kong- and its Pedagogical Implications

    by Mable Chan ...
    The present study examines grammaticality judgment data, production data and acceptability judgment data from 243 Cantonese second language learners and a control group of 12 native English speakers. Research areas concern (a) the role of the first language in the acquisition of be by Cantonese second language learners; (b) the question if properties associated with be remain persistently ... Read more

    $131.09 USD

  • Handbook of Arabic Literacy

    Insights and Perspectives

    Edited by Elinor Saiegh-Haddad, R. Malatesha Joshi ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book provides a synopsis of recently published empirical research into the acquisition of reading and writing in Arabic. Its particular focus is on the interplay between the linguistic and orthographic structure of Arabic and the development of reading and writing/spelling. In addition, the book addresses the socio-cultural, political and educational milieu in which Arabic literacy is ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Lexical Errors and Accuracy in Foreign Language Writing

    by María del Pilar Agustín Llach ...
    Series Book 58 - Second Language Acquisition
    Lexical errors are a determinant in gaining insight into vocabulary acquisition, vocabulary use and writing quality assessment. Lexical errors are very frequent in the written production of young EFL learners, but they decrease as learners gain proficiency. Misspellings are the most common category, but formal errors give way to semantic-based lexical errors as proficiency increases, likewise, the ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Working Memory and Second Language Learning

    Towards an Integrated Approach

    by Zhisheng (Edward) Wen ...
    Series Book 100 - Second Language Acquisition
    This book introduces an approach to understanding and measuring working memory components and functions in second language learning, processing and development. It presents comprehensive, thorough and updated reviews of relevant literatures from cognitive sciences and applied linguistics. Drawing on multidisciplinary research, the book advocates a conceptual framework for integrating working ... Read more

    $23.79 USD