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Second Language Acquisition eBook Series

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  • Input Matters in SLA

    Edited by Prof. Thorsten Piske, Dr. Martha Young-Scholten ...
    Series Book 35 - Second Language Acquisition
    This volume bridges the knowledge gap between second language acquisition researchers and second language pedagogy professionals in its focus on a topic of mutual interest: input. The reader-friendly contributions from seasoned researchers including Stephen Krashen, Bill VanPatten and new voices offer a wide range of existing and new perspectives on the matter of input. A rare feature of the book ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

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  • The Acquisition of Heritage Languages

    by Silvina Montrul ...
    Heritage speakers are native speakers of a minority language they learn at home, but due to socio-political pressure from the majority language spoken in their community, their heritage language does not fully develop. In the last decade, the acquisition of heritage languages has become a central focus of study within linguistics and applied linguistics. This work centres on the grammatical ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • Psychology for Language Learning

    Insights from Research, Theory and Practice

    Edited by S. Mercer, S. Ryan, M. Williams ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Offering a timely snapshot of current theory and research in the field of psychology in foreign language learning, this book is accessible to both specialists and non-specialists. Each chapter focuses on a different psychological construct and provides an overview of current thinking in the area drawing on insights from educational psychology. ... Read more

    $53.99 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

  • 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

  • New Perspectives on Transfer in Second Language Learning

    Edited by Prof. Liming Yu, Dr. Terence Odlin ...
    Series Book 92 - Second Language Acquisition
    When people attempt to learn a new language, the language(s) they already know can help but also hinder their understanding or production of new forms. This phenomenon, known as language transfer, is the focus of this book. The collection offers new theoretical perspectives, some in the empirical studies and some in other chapters, and consists of four sections considering lexical, syntactic, ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • WorldCALL: Sustainability and Computer-Assisted Language Learning

    Edited by Senior Lecturer Ana María Gimeno Sanz, Mike Levy, Senior Lecturer Françoise Blin, David Barr ...
    Series series Advances in Digital Language Learning and Teaching
    This volume focuses on computer- and digitally-assisted language learning in all of its forms: technology-enhanced language learning, network-based language learning, mobile-assisted language learning and so on, in close relation to the topic of sustainability. How can these technologies and techniques be implemented in a sustainable and repeatable way? The book covers a wide range of areas in ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Measuring L2 Proficiency

    Perspectives from SLA

    Edited by Pascale Leclercq, Amanda Edmonds, Heather Hilton ...
    Series Book 78 - Second Language Acquisition
    The creation of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) has given rise to interest and debate among policy makers, testers, teachers and researchers alike in the reliability and feasibility of the assessment of second language (L2) proficiency. This volume brings together concrete ideas on identifying and measuring L2 proficiency from different branches of SLA research ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Sociocultural Theory and L2 Instructional Pragmatics

    by Rémi A. van Compernolle ...
    Series Book 74 - Second Language Acquisition
    Winner of the AAAL First Book Award 2017!This book outlines a framework for teaching second language pragmatics grounded in Vygotskian sociocultural psychology. The framework focuses on the appropriation of sociopragmatic concepts as psychological tools that mediate pragmalinguistic choices. Using multiple sources of metalinguistic and performance data collected during a six-week pedagogical ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Language Learning Motivation in Japan

    Edited by Matthew T. Apple, Dr. Dexter Da Silva, Terry Fellner ...
    Series Book 71 - Second Language Acquisition
    This book synthesises current theory and research on L2 motivation in the EFL Japanese context carried out by internationally recognized researchers and upcoming researcher-educators working in various educational contexts in Japan. Topics covered include the issues of cultural identity, demotivation, language communities, positive psychology, possible L2 selves and internationalisation within a ... 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

  • Heritage and School Language Literacy Development in Migrant Children

    Interdependence or Independence?

    Edited by Raphael Berthele, Amelia Lambelet ...
    Series Book 119 - Second Language Acquisition
    This book discusses literacy development in heritage language speakers and presents the results of four different quantitative studies that investigate the transfer of literacy skills in bi- and multilingual language development. The empirical studies focus on different populations of pupils, most of them located in various parts of Switzerland, and emphasise the potential residing in shared or ... Read more

    $23.79 USD