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| definition second language acquisition: Introducing Second Language Acquisition Muriel Saville-Troike, 2012-04-05 A clear and practical introduction to second language acquisition, written for students encountering the topic for the first time. |
| definition second language acquisition: A Dictionary of Language Acquisition:A Comprehensive Overview of Key Terms in First and Second Language Acquisition Hossein Tavakoli, 2013-01-01 A Dictionary of Research Methodology and Statistics in Applied Linguistics is a comprehensive and authoritative reference guide that offers a detailed overview of important terms and concepts in the fields of research and statistics within the domain of applied linguistics. This volume focuses specifically on research in applied linguistics, aiming to clarify the meaning and application of various concepts, approaches, methods, designs, techniques, tools, types, and processes of research in a clear and efficient manner. It also includes entries that address statistical aspects, providing assistance to researchers in formulating, analyzing, and executing their research designs effectively, ensuring a logical progression from start to finish. With approximately 2000 entries covering essential research concepts and issues, this book incorporates cross-references where necessary to enhance understanding and facilitate navigation. It caters to a wide audience, including undergraduate and graduate students, teachers, lecturers, practitioners, researchers, consultants, and individuals seeking information in the field of applied linguistics and related disciplines. |
| definition second language acquisition: The Handbook of Advanced Proficiency in Second Language Acquisition Paul A. Malovrh, Alessandro G. Benati, 2018-09-12 A comprehensive, current review of the research and approaches to advanced proficiency in second language acquisition The Handbook of Advanced Proficiency in Second Language Acquisition offers an overview of the most recent and scientific-based research concerning higher proficiency in second language acquisition (SLA). With contributions from an international team of experts in the field, the Handbook presents several theoretical approaches to SLA and offers an examination of advanced proficiency from the viewpoint of various contexts and dimensions of second language performance. The authors also review linguistic phenomena among advanced learners through the lens of phonology and grammar development. Comprehensive in scope, this book provides an overview of advanced proficiency grounded in socially-relevant domains of second language acquisition including discourse, reading, genre-based writing, and pragmatic competence. The authoritative volume brings together the theoretical accounts of advanced language use combined with solid empirical research. Includes contributions from an international collection of noted scholars in the field of second language acquisition Offers a variety of theoretical approaches to SLA Contains information on the most recent empirical research that contributes to an understanding of SLA Describes performance phenomena according to multiple approaches to SLA Written for scholars, students and linguists, The Handbook of Advanced Proficiency in Second Language Acquisition is a comprehensive text that offers the most recent developments in the study of advanced proficiency in the acquisition of a second language. |
| definition second language acquisition: Second Language Acquisition Susan M. Gass, Larry Selinker, 2001 This book is a thorough revision of the highly successful text first published in 1994. The authors retain the multidisciplinary approach that presents research from linguistics, sociology, psychology, and education, in a format designed for use in an introductory course for undergraduate or graduate students. The research is updated throughout and there are new sections and chapters in this second edition as well. New chapters cover child language acquisition (first and second), Universal Grammar, and instructed language learning; new sections address issues, such as what data analysis doesn't show, replication of research findings, interlanguage transfer (multilingual acquisition and transfer), the aspect hypothesis, general nativism, connectionist approaches, and implicit/explicit knowledge. Major updates include nonlanguage influences and the lexicon. The workbook, Second Language Learning Data Analysis, Second Edition, makes an ideal accompaniment to the text. |
| definition second language acquisition: Second Language Acquisition Susan M. Gass, Larry Selinker, 2001 This revision of our best-selling text in SLA will incorporate suggestions made by previous adopters of the book, as well as including new developments in theoretical linguistics, cognitive psychology, and social interaction. |
| definition second language acquisition: Form-Meaning Connections in Second Language Acquisition Bill VanPatten, Jessica Williams, Susanne Rott, Mark Overstreet, 2004-07-21 This volume addresses theoretical and research domains related to questions of how forms-meaning connections are initiated, processed, and stored, and what internal and external factors may affect these mappings. |
| definition second language acquisition: Understanding Second Language Acquisition Lourdes Ortega, 2014-02-04 Whether we grow up with one, two, or several languages during our early years of life, many of us will learn a second, foreign, or heritage language in later years. The field of Second language acquisition (SLA, for short) investigates the human capacity to learn additional languages in late childhood, adolescence, or adulthood, after the first language --in the case of monolinguals-- or languages --in the case of bilinguals-- have already been acquired. Understanding Second Language Acquisition offers a wide-encompassing survey of this burgeoning field, its accumulated findings and proposed theories, its developed research paradigms, and its pending questions for the future. The book zooms in and out of universal, individual, and social forces, in each case evaluating the research findings that have been generated across diverse naturalistic and formal contexts for second language acquisition. It assumes no background in SLA and provides helpful chapter-by-chapter summaries and suggestions for further reading. Ideal as a textbook for students of applied linguistics, foreign language education, TESOL, and education, it is also recommended for students of linguistics, developmental psycholinguistics, psychology, and cognitive science. Supporting resources for tutors are available free at www.routledge.com/ortega. |
| definition second language acquisition: Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition Stephen D. Krashen, 1987 |
| definition second language acquisition: Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching Mike Long, 2014-07-31 This book offers an in-depth explanation of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the methods necessary to implement it in the language classroom successfully. Combines a survey of theory and research in instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) with insights from language teaching and the philosophy of education Details best practice for TBLT programs, including discussion of learner needs and means analysis; syllabus design; materials writing; choice of methodological principles and pedagogic procedures; criterion-referenced, task-based performance assessment; and program evaluation Written by an esteemed scholar of second language acquisition with over 30 years of research and classroom experience Considers diffusion of innovation in education and the potential impact of TBLT on foreign and second language learning |
| definition second language acquisition: Understanding Second Language Acquisition 2nd Edition Rod Ellis, 2015-10-26 In the 30 years since Rod Ellis first published the award-winning Understanding Second Language Acquisition, it has become a classic text. This new, fully updated edition continues to provide an authoritative and highly readable introduction to key areas of theory and research in second language acquisition. Ellis presents a comprehensive overview of the different theories in this field and examines critical reactions to them. The book reflects recent trends in looking at cognitive and social aspects of second language acquisition, as well as examining the roles played by implicit and explicit instruction in language learning. “An excellent and much-needed, in-depth review of the research on how children and literate adults learn a second language. Ellis provides a sound knowledge base for language teachers and beginning graduate students in applied linguistics, focusing on relevant findings of research on second-language learning by children and literate adults in both naturalistic and instructed contexts.” Elaine Tarone, Director of the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota Additional online resources are available at www.oup.com/elt/teacher/understandingsla Rod Ellis is the Distinguished Professor of Applied Language Studies in the School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics in the University of Auckland. Oxford Applied Linguistics Series Advisers: Anne Burns and Diane Larsen-Freeman. |
| definition second language acquisition: Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning Norbert M. Seel, 2011-10-05 Over the past century, educational psychologists and researchers have posited many theories to explain how individuals learn, i.e. how they acquire, organize and deploy knowledge and skills. The 20th century can be considered the century of psychology on learning and related fields of interest (such as motivation, cognition, metacognition etc.) and it is fascinating to see the various mainstreams of learning, remembered and forgotten over the 20th century and note that basic assumptions of early theories survived several paradigm shifts of psychology and epistemology. Beyond folk psychology and its naïve theories of learning, psychological learning theories can be grouped into some basic categories, such as behaviorist learning theories, connectionist learning theories, cognitive learning theories, constructivist learning theories, and social learning theories. Learning theories are not limited to psychology and related fields of interest but rather we can find the topic of learning in various disciplines, such as philosophy and epistemology, education, information science, biology, and – as a result of the emergence of computer technologies – especially also in the field of computer sciences and artificial intelligence. As a consequence, machine learning struck a chord in the 1980s and became an important field of the learning sciences in general. As the learning sciences became more specialized and complex, the various fields of interest were widely spread and separated from each other; as a consequence, even presently, there is no comprehensive overview of the sciences of learning or the central theoretical concepts and vocabulary on which researchers rely. The Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning provides an up-to-date, broad and authoritative coverage of the specific terms mostly used in the sciences of learning and its related fields, including relevant areas of instruction, pedagogy, cognitive sciences, and especially machine learning and knowledge engineering. This modern compendium will be an indispensable source of information for scientists, educators, engineers, and technical staff active in all fields of learning. More specifically, the Encyclopedia provides fast access to the most relevant theoretical terms provides up-to-date, broad and authoritative coverage of the most important theories within the various fields of the learning sciences and adjacent sciences and communication technologies; supplies clear and precise explanations of the theoretical terms, cross-references to related entries and up-to-date references to important research and publications. The Encyclopedia also contains biographical entries of individuals who have substantially contributed to the sciences of learning; the entries are written by a distinguished panel of researchers in the various fields of the learning sciences. |
| definition second language acquisition: The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition Catherine J. Doughty, Michael H. Long, 2008-04-15 The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition presents an integrated discussion of key, and sometimes controversial, issues in second language acquisition research. Discusses the biological and cognitive underpinnings of SLA, mechanisms, processes, and constraints on SLA, the level of ultimate attainment, research methods, and the status of SLA as a cognitive science. Includes contributions from twenty-seven of the world's leading scholars. Provides an invaluable resource for all students and scholars of human cognition, including those in linguistics, psychology, applied linguistics, ESL, foreign languages, and cognitive science. |
| definition second language acquisition: Second Language Acquisition and Second Language Learning Stephen D. Krashen, 1988-01-01 |
| definition second language acquisition: Encyclopedia of Language Development Patricia J. Brooks, Vera Kempe, 2014-03-28 The progression from newborn to sophisticated language user in just a few short years is often described as wonderful and miraculous. What are the biological, cognitive, and social underpinnings of this miracle? What major language development milestones occur in infancy? What methodologies do researchers employ in studying this progression? Why do some become adept at multiple languages while others face a lifelong struggle with just one? What accounts for declines in language proficiency, and how might such declines be moderated? Despite an abundance of textbooks, specialized monographs, and a couple of academic handbooks, there has been no encyclopedic reference work in this area--until now. The Encyclopedia of Language Development covers the breadth of theory and research on language development from birth through adulthood, as well as their practical application. Features: This affordable A-to-Z reference includes 200 articles that address such topic areas as theories and research tradition; biological perspectives; cognitive perspectives; family, peer, and social influences; bilingualism; special populations and disorders; and more. All articles (signed and authored by key figures in the field) conclude with cross reference links and suggestions for further reading. Appendices include a Resource Guide with annotated lists of classic books and articles, journals, associations, and web sites; a Glossary of specialized terms; and a Chronology offering an overview and history of the field. A thematic Reader’s Guide groups related articles by broad topic areas as one handy search feature on the e-Reference platform, which includes a comprehensive index of search terms. Available in both print and electronic formats, Encyclopedia of Language Development is a must-have reference for researchers and is ideal for library reference or circulating collections. Key Themes: Categories Effects of language on cognitive development Fundamentals, theories and models of language development Impairments of language development Language development in special populations Literacy and language development Mechanisms of language development Methods in language development research Prelinguistic communicative development Social effects in language acquisition Specific aspects of language development |
| definition second language acquisition: Key Terms in Second Language Acquisition Bill VanPatten, Alessandro G. Benati, 2015-11-26 The new edition of Key Terms in Second Language Acquisition defines the key terminology within second language acquisition, and also provides accessible summaries of the key issues within this complex area of study. The final section presents a list of key readings in second language acquisition that signposts the reader towards classic articles and also provides a springboard to further study. The whole book has been updated and expanded to take into account a wider range of theories and developments since the first edition. It remains at the top of its game. The text is accessibly written, with complicated terms and concepts explained in an easy to understand way. Key Terms in Second Language Acquisition is an essential resource for students. |
| definition second language acquisition: Introduction to Instructed Second Language Acquisition Shawn Loewen, 2014-07-21 Introduction to Instructed Second Language Acquisition is the first book to present a cohesive view of the different theoretical and pedagogical perspectives that comprise instructed second language acquisition (ISLA), defined as any type of learning that occurs as a result of the manipulating the process and conditions of second language acquisition. The book begins by considering the effectiveness of ISLA and the differences between ISLA and naturalistic L2 learning. It then goes on to discuss the theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical aspects of such key issues in ISLA as grammar learning; interaction in the classroom; focus on form, function and meaning; vocabulary learning; pronunciation learning; pragmatics learning; learning contexts; and individual differences. This timely and important volume is ideally suited for the graduate level ISLA course, and provides valuable insights for any SLA scholar interested in the processes involved in second language learning in classroom settings. |
| definition second language acquisition: Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition James Coady, Thomas Huckin, 1997 A collection of articles on direct and indirect second language vocabulary acquisition. |
| definition second language acquisition: Measuring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition James Milton, 2009-10-06 Measuring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition provides an examination of the background to testing vocabulary knowledge in a second language and in particular considers the effect that word frequency and lexical coverage have on learning and communication in a foreign language. It examines the tools we have for assessing the various facets of vocabulary knowledge such as aural and written word recognition, the link with word meaning, and vocabulary depth. These are illustrated and the scores they produce are demonstrated to provide normative data. Vocabulary acquisition from course books and in the classroom in examined, as is vocabulary uptake from informal tasks. This book ties scores on tests of vocabulary breadth to performance on standard foreign language examinations and on hierarchies of communicative performance such as the CEFR. |
| definition second language acquisition: Second Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar Lydia White, 2003-03-06 Table of contents |
| definition second language acquisition: Second Language Acquisition Alessandro G. Benati, Tanja Angelovska, 2016-02-25 This book is written in order to help undergraduate students and trainee teachers to reflect on certain topics and key issues related to second language acquisition. Despite the proliferation of books and introductory courses in second language acquisition, most of these books very often provide a very complex account of theoretical views in second language acquisition and sometimes fail to emphasise the crucial interplay between how people learn languages and what is the most effective way to teach languages. The overall purpose of this book is to provide an overview of second language acquisition research and theories by identifying the main key issues in this field and by highlighting the relevance of this research for classroom implications. The study of second language acquisition is a rich and varied enterprise, carried out by researchers, whose interests and training often lie in broader disciplines of linguistics, psychology, sociology, and education. Readers will be encouraged to critically reflect on the presented content through self-engaging thinking activities in the form of questions, matching activities, choices and conclusions about the implications of SLA theories to the real world applications. |
| definition second language acquisition: International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences James D. Wright, 2015-03-26 Fully revised and updated, the second edition of the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, first published in 2001, offers a source of social and behavioral sciences reference material that is broader and deeper than any other. Available in both print and online editions, it comprises over 3,900 articles, commissioned by 71 Section Editors, and includes 90,000 bibliographic references as well as comprehensive name and subject indexes. Provides authoritative, foundational, interdisciplinary knowledge across the wide range of behavioral and social sciences fields Discusses history, current trends and future directions Topics are cross-referenced with related topics and each article highlights further reading |
| definition second language acquisition: Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition J. Michael O'Malley, Anna Uhl Chamot, 1990-02-23 A review of the literature on learning strategies, describing and classifying learning strategies in second language learning. |
| definition second language acquisition: Motivation and Second Language Acquisition Robert C. Gardner, 2010 Offering a historical and empirical account, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the socio-educational model of second language acquisition. This approach to understanding motivational variables that promote success in the learning of a second or foreign language - distinguishing between language classroom motivation and language learning motivation - is a major one in the history of this field of research. Chapters include a discussion of the definition and measurement of motivation; historical foundations of the model; recent studies with the International Attitude Motivation Test Battery for English as a foreign language in different countries; the implications of the model to the classroom context; and a discussion of criticisms and misconceptions of the model. The book provides graduate students and researchers with unique coverage of this research-oriented approach as well as serving as a source book for the area. It is ideal for courses on motivation in second language learning, or as a supplemental text for research-oriented courses in applied linguistics, educational psychology, or language research in general. |
| definition second language acquisition: Practice in Second Language Learning Christian Jones, 2018-03-15 Five Implications for Research -- Conclusion -- References -- Index |
| definition second language acquisition: A Philosophy of Second Language Acquisition Marysia Johnson, 2008-10-01 divdivHow does a person learn a second language? In this provocative book, Marysia Johnson proposes a new model of second language acquisition (SLA)—a model that shifts the focus from language competence (the ability to pass a language exam) to language performance (using language competently in real-life contexts). Johnson argues that current SLA theory and research is heavily biased in the direction of the cognitive and experimental scientific tradition. She shows that most models of SLA are linear in nature and subscribe to the conduit metaphor of knowledge transfer: the speaker encodes a message, the hearer decodes the sent message. Such models establish a strict demarcation between learners’ mental and social processes. Yet the origin of second language acquisition is located not exclusively in the learner’s mind but also in a dialogical interaction conducted in a variety of sociocultural and institutional settings, says the author. Drawing on Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory and Bakhtin’s literary theory, she constructs an alternative framework for second language theory, research, teaching, and testing. This approach directs attention toward the investigation of dynamic and dialectical relationships between the interpersonal (social) plane and the intrapersonal (individual) plane. Johnson’s model shifts the focus of SLA away from a narrow emphasis on language competence toward a broader view that encompasses the interaction between language competence and performance. Original and controversial, A Philosophy of Second Language Acquisition offers: · an introduction to Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory and Bakhtin’s literary theory, both of which support an alternative framework for second language acquisition; · an examination of the existing cognitive bias in SLA theory and research; · a radically new model of second language acquisition. /DIV/DIV |
| definition second language acquisition: Key Topics in Second Language Acquisition Vivian Cook, David Singleton, 2014-04-03 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 reading and study. The reader is asked to consider the issues based on their own experiences, thus allowing them to compare their own intuitions and experiences with established research findings and gain an understanding of methodology. The topics are treated independently so that they can be read in any order that interests the reader. |
| definition second language acquisition: Second Language Writing Systems Vivian Cook, Benedetta Bassetti, 2005-01-01 Second Language Writing Systems looks at how people learn and use a second language writing system, arguing that they are affected by characteristics of the first and second writing systems, to a certain extent independently of the languages involved. This book for the first time presents the effects of writing systems on second language reading and writing and on second language awareness, and provides a new platform for discussing bilingualism, biliteracy and writing systems. |
| definition second language acquisition: Bilingual Language Acquisition Carmen Silva-Corvalán, 2014-02-06 How do children develop bilingual competence? Do bilingual children develop language in the same way as monolinguals? Set in the context of findings on language development, this book examines the acquisition of English and Spanish by two brothers in the first six years of their lives. Based on in-depth and meticulous analyses of naturalistic data, it explores how the systems of both languages affect each other as the children develop, and how different levels of exposure to each language influence the nature of acquisition. The author demonstrates that the children's grammars and lexicons follow a developmental path similar to that of monolinguals, but that cross-linguistic interactions affecting lexical, semantic and discourse-pragmatic aspects arise in Spanish when exposure to it diminishes around the age of four. The first of its kind, this original study is a must-read for students and researchers in bilingualism, child development, language acquisition and language contact. |
| definition second language acquisition: Theories in Second Language Acquisition Bill VanPatten, Gregory D. Keating, Stefanie Wulff, 2020-02-24 This third edition of the best-selling Theories in Second Language Acquisition surveys the major theories currently used in second language acquisition (SLA) research, serving as an ideal introductory text for undergraduate and graduate students in SLA and language teaching. Designed to provide a consistent and coherent presentation for those seeking a basic understanding of the theories that underlie contemporary SLA research, each chapter focuses on a single theory. Chapters are written by leading scholars in the field and incorporate a basic foundational description of the theory, relevant data or research models used with this theory, common misunderstandings, and a sample study from the field to show the theory in practice. New to this edition is a chapter addressing the relationship between theories and L2 teaching, as well as refreshed coverage of all theories throughout the book. A key work in the study of second language acquisition, this volume will be useful to students of linguistics, language and language teaching, and to researchers as a guide to theoretical work outside their respective domains. |
| definition second language acquisition: Third language acquisition Camilla Bardel, Laura Sánchez, This book deals with the phenomenon of third language (L3) acquisition. As a research field, L3 acquisition is established as a branch of multilingualism that is concerned with how multilinguals learn additional languages and the role that their multilingual background plays in the process of language learning. The volume points out some current directions in this particular research area with a number of studies that reveal the complexity of multilingual language learning and its typical variation and dynamics. The eight studies gathered in the book represent a wide range of theoretical positions and offer empirical evidence from learners belonging to different age groups, and with varying levels of proficiency in the target language, as well as in other non-native languages belonging to the learner’s repertoire. Diverse linguistic phenomena and language combinations are viewed from a perspective where all previously acquired languages have a potential role to play in the process of learning a new language. In the six empirical studies, contexts of language learning in school or at university level constitute the main outlet for data collection. These studies involve several language backgrounds and language combinations and focus on various linguistic features. The specific target languages in the empirical studies are English, French and Italian. The volume also includes two theoretical chapters. The first one conceptualizes and describes the different types of multilingual language learning investigated in the volume: i) third or additional language learning by learners who are bilinguals from an early age, and ii) third or additional language learning by people who have previous experience of one or more non-native languages learned after the critical period. In particular, issues related to the roles played by age and proficiency in multilingual acquisition are discussed. The other theoretical chapter conceptualizes the grammatical category of aspect, reviewing previous studies on second and third language acquisition of aspect. Different models for L3 learning and their relevance and implications for representations of aspect and for potential differences in the processing of second and third language acquisition are also examined in this chapter. As a whole, the book presents current research into third or additional language learning by young learners or adults, considering some of the most important factors for the complex process of multilingual language learning: the age of onset of the additional language and that of previously acquired languages, social and affective factors, instruction, language proficiency and literacy, the typology of the background languages and the role they play in shaping syntax, lexicon, and other components of a L3. The idea for this book emanates from the symposium Multilingualism, language proficiency and age, organized by Camilla Bardel and Laura Sánchez at Stockholm University, Department of Language Education, in December 2016. |
| definition second language acquisition: Foreign Language Research in Cross-cultural Perspective Kees De Bot, Ralph B. Ginsberg, Claire Kramsch, 1991 This volume focuses on priorities for research in language pedagogy. The aim is to give an up-to-date overview of current thinking about important research issues such as the viability of large scale comparisons, the quantitative/qualitative research controversy, new trends in language testing and evaluation, and the role of different learning environments. In their discussions of these issues researchers from the US and from different countries in Europe show to what extent the priorities differ on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. |
| definition second language acquisition: Practice in a Second Language Robert DeKeyser, 2007-03-12 This volume focuses on 'practice' from a theoretical perspective and includes implications for the classroom. |
| definition second language acquisition: Second Language Acquisition Roumyana Slabakova, 2016 This textbook approaches second language acquisition from the perspective of generative linguistics. Roumyana Slabakova reviews and discusses paradigms and findings from the last thirty years of research in the field, focussing in particular on how the second or additional language is represented in the mind and how it is used in communication. The adoption and analysis of a specific model of acquisition, the Bottleneck Hypothesis, provides a unifying perspective.The book assumes some non-technical knowledge of linguistics, but important concepts are clearly introduced and defined throughout, making it a valuable resource not only for undergraduate andgraduate students of linguistics, but also for researchers in cognitive science and language teachers. |
| definition second language acquisition: Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Foreign Language Acquisition Višnja Pavičić Takač, 2008-02-04 The book discusses vocabulary learning strategies as an integral subgroup of language learning strategies. It defines language learning strategies in general and their features on the basis of cognitive theory and relevant models of second language acquisition as the basis for empirical research. Furthermore, the book gives a survey of research on vocabulary learning strategies and describes three original empirical studies. Thus, the book attempts at integrating the approaches of theories of second language acquisition, the theory and practice of instructed foreign language learning, and the findings of current empirical research. |
| definition second language acquisition: Understanding Second Language Process Zhaohong Han, Eun Sung Park, 2008 This is a collection of 11 analytical and empirical studies on the process of second language acquisition, probing a wide array of issues, from transfer appropriate processing to L2 default processing strategies, among hearing or deaf learners of a variety of target languages. |
| definition second language acquisition: Second Language Acquisition Wolfgang Klein, 1986-01-23 An up-to-date account of the main problems and theoretical and practical issues raised by second language acquisition research. As such, this introduction provides students with a real understanding of the fundamental topics in the field and the advances achieved by empirical research. |
| definition second language acquisition: Theories in Second Language Acquisition Bill VanPatten, Jessica Williams, 2014-12-22 The second edition of Theories in Second Language Acquisition seeks to build on the strengths of the first edition by surveying the major theories currently used in second language acquisition research. This volume is an ideal introductory text for undergraduate and graduate students in SLA and language teaching. Each chapter focuses on a single theory, written by a leading scholar in the field in an easy-to-follow style – a basic foundational description of the theory, relevant data or research models used with this theory, common misunderstandings, and a sample study from the field to show the theory in practice. This text is designed to provide a consistent and coherent presentation for those new to the field who seek basic understanding of theories that underlie contemporary SLA research. Researchers will also find the book useful as a quick guide to theoretical work outside their respective domains. |
| definition second language acquisition: Syntactic Structures Noam Chomsky, 2020-05-18 No detailed description available for Syntactic Structures. |
| definition second language acquisition: Form-Meaning Connections in Second Language Acquisition Bill VanPatten, Jessica Williams, Susanne Rott, Mark Overstreet, 2004-07-21 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 present linguistic and cognitive approaches to second language acquisition, attempting to integrate external and internal issues in interlanguage development, while outlining directions for future research. The editors address questions, such as: What is the nature and sequence of the form-meaning mapping process? How are these connections made? How are these connections used to construct grammars and lexicons? And, how can conditions and external factors be manipulated to improve the chances of making these form-meaning connections? Contributors to this volume include such second language acquisition scholars as Susan Gass, Nick Ellis, Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig, Catherine Doughty, and Diane Larsen-Freeman. They address these form-meaning issues from a variety of settings and from multiple perspectives. Researchers and graduate students in applied linguistics, cognitive psychology, linguistics, and language pedagogy will find this volume to be an important resource. |
| definition second language acquisition: Second Language Learning Theories Rosamond Mitchell, Florence Myles, Emma Marsden, 2013-08-21 Second Language Learning Theories is a clear and concise overview of the field of second language acquisition (SLA) theories. Written by a team of leading academics working in different SLA specialisms, this book provides expert analysis of the main theories from multiple perspectives to offer a broad and balanced introduction to the topic. The book covers all the main theoretical perspectives currently active in the SLA field and sets them in a broader perspective per chapter, e.g. linguistic, cognitive or sociolinguistic. Each chapter examines how various theories view language, the learner, and the acquisition process. Summaries of key studies and examples of data relating to a variety of languages illustrate the different theoretical perspectives. Each chapter concludes with an evaluative summary of the theories discussed. This third edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the very latest research in the field of SLA. Key features include: a fully re-worked chapter on cognitive models of language and language learning a new chapter on information processing, including the roles of different types of memory and knowledge in language learning the addition of a glossary of key linguistic terms to help the non-specialist a new timeline of second language learning theory development This third edition takes account of the significant developments that have taken place in the field in recent years. Highly active domains in which theoretical and methodological advances have been made are treated in more depth to ensure that this new edition of Second Language Learning Theories remains as fresh and relevant as ever. |
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Formulaic Language and Acquisition in Children There is a certainamountofevidenceof formulaic sequencesbeingused as a learning strategy in children. It appears that first- and second …
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The definition of teaching literacy has expanded from printed text and lectures to a wider scope of media, and to testing and research methodologies. ... Current research interests: literacy in …
Stephen Krashen's Theory of Second Language Acquisition
Mar 28, 2005 · 2 Description of Krashen's Theory of Second Language Acquisition: Krashen's theory of second language acquisition consists of five main hypotheses: the Acquisition …
The Influence of Affective Factors in Second Language …
Affective Factors, Second Language Acquisition, Foreign Language Teaching 1. Introduction For years, second language learners have been influenced by numerous factors while studying the …
Influence of Emotion on Second Language Acquisition
situation of the research on affective factors in second language acquisition, the definition and categories of affective factors, and some enlightenment to foreign language teaching and …
Understanding Second Language Acquisition - پاپیروس
1 Second language acquisition research: an overview Introduction Defining ‘second language acquisition’ A brief history of SLA Summary 2 Age and second language acquisition …
"Languaging Collaborative Dialogue as a Source of Second …
a Source of Second Language Learning MERRILL SWAIN AND YUKO WATANABE A theoretical claim is that languaging is a source of second language (L2) learning (Swain, 2006, 2010). The …
Language Transfer: A Study on the Notion of Transfer and on …
The study of second language acquisition draws great interest and attention for those people who are involved in second language teaching. Second language acquisition is a broad field, which …
The Competence of Processing: Classifying Theories of …
a valid description of second language acquisition. What is less clear is how the theories are to be integrated into a more complete analysis of the problem. COMPETENCE THEORIES AND …
The Realization of Gardner's Multiple Intelligences (MI) …
attention as the key element in language teaching and learning, and as a result, a plethora of studies emerged focusing on language learners’ different characteristics as well as examining …
Reconceptualizing fossilization in second language …
Han's overall goal in Fossilization in adult second language acquisition, then, is to construct a preliminary account of failure in second language acquisition (SLA; Han, 2004: 4). Here, failure …
First and Second Language Acquisition - Cambridge …
6.1 Sensitive phases for language acquisition 202 6.2 Child second language acquisition 211 6.3 Syntactic processing in the second language 223 6.4 A note on ultimate attainment in second …
Formal Approaches to Second Language Acquisition
Language Acquisition Faculty (LAF). And what is the LAF? “An innate component of the human mind that yields a particular language through interaction with presented experience, a device …
Noticing in second language acquisition: a critical review
conscious processes in second language acquisition (SLA).This concern is frequently centered on the Noticing Hypothesis of Schmidt (1990; 1993a; 1994; 1995a; 1995b; Schmidt and Frota, …
SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING ERRORS THEIR TYPES, …
Natural sequences in child second language acquisition. Language Learning, 24, 23-40. Fries, C. (I 945). Teaching and learning English as a foreign language. Ann Arbor: University of …
Individual Learner Differences and Second Language …
Abstract—The level of second language acquisition depends on many factors controlled by nature or shaped by nurture. The present paper studies the role of individual learner differences in …
The Interference of First Language and Second Language …
language. This is the advantage for them in learning a language without interference from their first language. Acquisition of second language before the age of about L2 has higher chance …
How Does the First Language Have an Influence on …
language and culture to the foreign language and culture” (Lado, 1957 cited in Celaya, n.d. :1) The following case study presents an analysis on how the first language of a Saudi Arabian student …
Definition Second Language Acquisition - origin …
Definition Second Language Acquisition definition second language acquisition: Introducing Second Language Acquisition Muriel Saville-Troike, 2012-04-05 A clear and practical …
5. LANGUAGE ACQUISITION - Hwb
their language acquisition. Iceberg model for importance of first language (L1) The use of home language alongside the acquisition of a new language is paramount. Jim Cummins believes …
Linguistic complexity in second language acquisition - De …
In second language (L2) teaching, both L2 learners and teachers want to be regularly informed about the progress made during the second language acquisition (SLA) process. The same …
The Affective Filter in Second Language Teaching - Semantic …
The Affective Filter in Second Language Teaching Xiaoyan Du School of Foreign Languages of Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao 2660610, China E-mail: …
Skill Acquisition Theory and Its Important Concepts in SLA
Pondering over the process of language acquisition has been one of the old endeavors of human beings to solve the enigmas of second language acquisition (SLA). This endeavor which has …
Mother-Tongue Interference in the Acquisition of English …
Mother-tongue refers to one's native language or parent language. ("mother tongue," 2015). Mother-tongue interference refers to the influence of the native language of the learner on …
CHAPTER 5 Social contexts of Second Language Acquisition
the most part used “second language learning” in the inclusive sense of adding another language to one’s first (or native) language, but it is impor-tant at this point to return to the distinction …
Strategies for Preventing and Resolving Temporary …
Keywords: Second language acquisition, Temporary fossilization, Strategies 1. Introduction In the early period of implementation of the policy of opening China to the outside world when many …
The Cambridge Handbook of Third Language Acquisition
978-1-108-83242-7 — The Cambridge Handbook of Third Language Acquisition Edited by Jennifer Cabrelli, Adel Chaouch-Orozco, Jorge González Alonso, Sergio Miguel Pereira …
Motivation in language learning and teaching - ed
The definition of motivation has been diversely described as the unquestionable reality of human experience. Most scientists believe that motivation is ... The study of motivation in second …
Noam Chomsky and Language Acquisition - Montgomery …
Language Acquisition Theory ESOL CPD – Module 2 Chomsky Noam Chomsky and Language Acquisition Noam Chomsky is probably the best known and the most influential linguist of the …
Second Language Acquisition Definition
a language other than the mother tongue is learnt in a natural or a tutored setting” (p. 6). An Introduction to the Second Language Acquisition The definition of second language acquisition …
Assess the Critical Period Hypothesis in Second Language …
Hypothesis (CPH). The CPH states that for language acquisition, either first language (L1) or second language (L2), there is a critical period during which it is possible to achieve the same …
The Importance of Motivation in Second Language …
Apart from the role that intellectual capacity and language aptitude play in a second or foreign language learning (Gardner & Lambert, 1972 cited in Xu 2008), motivation is a major factor in …
in Second Language Acquisition - JSTOR
target language norm" (p. 117)-was a nonjudg-mental definition that stressed the coherence or inner logic of a learner's language. The definition given by Bialystok and Sharwood-Smith …
UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTIVISM IN THE SECOND …
This paper studies Constructivism as a learning strategy in the context of second language acquisition. There is an attempt to trace the history of the varied strategies of second language …
Language Learning Strategies in Second Language …
Dec 31, 2023 · Abstract: Language learning strategies plays an important role in the second language acquisition (SLA). Studies on learning strategies adopt a series of methods to …
Questionnaires in Second - English EFL
Schachter/Gass Second Language Classroom Research: Issues and Opportunities (1996) Birdsong Second Language Acquisition and the Critical Period Hypoth-eses (1999) Ohta …
SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FIRST AND …
Second language acquisition, on the other hand, is a conscious process and is sometimes erroneously confused with bilingualism. Learnt simultaneously, the latter occurs in infants who …
Comparing Input and Output Tasks in EFL Learners‘ …
Acquisition Gui Bao 1 Nanjing Tech University, China Abstract Task-based vocabulary learning has recently attracted lots of attention in the field of second language (L2) vocabulary …
INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERITICS IN SECOND LANGUAGE …
in language acquisition. In other words, this paper specifies on promoting theoretical justifications of the role individual characteristics in second language acquisition. Language acquisition is …
Differential Effects of Input-based and Output-based Tasks on …
Second language acquisition (SLA) research has demonstrated that learning gains from entirely meaning-focused instruction are often modest. Thus, researchers have proposed that learners’ …
Modularity of Mind and Second Language Acquisition
Based on anatomical modularity, second language module is different from first language module; that is, there are two separate cognitive modules for the first and second language. Cognitive …
2 Construct definition and validity inquiry in SLA research
volume) view of language tests as SLA elicitation devices, I consider SLA elicitation devices from the perspective of two principles that underlie language testing: construct definition and …
AN IDENTITY APPROACH TO SECOND LANGUAGE …
TO SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Bonny Norton and Carolyn McKinney Overview The central argument of the identity approach to second language acquisition (SLA) is twofold: …
'Interlanguage' in: The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics
INTERLANGUAGE 5 universalgrammarthatproducesnativelanguages.Asnaturallanguages,interlanguages …
