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Direct linkSavvidou, Christine, Ed. – IntechOpen, 2020
This volume presents a collection of current research on pedagogies, practices and perspectives in the field of second language acquisition. It brings together different aspects of learning, teaching and researching a second language with chapters covering a range of topics from emotional communication, pragmatic competence, transformative…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Emotional Response, Suprasegmentals
Wright, Clare, Ed.; Piske, Thorsten, Ed.; Young-Scholten, Martha, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2018
This book examines key issues in theories of what language is and what happens in the mind during second language acquisition (SLA), inspiring readers to think in new and exciting ways about language learning and teaching. Chapters, written by both established and rising star scholars, provide cutting-edge insights and new empirical findings on…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Syntax, Phonetics
Berger, Armin, Ed.; Heaney, Helen, Ed.; Resnik, Pia, Ed.; Rieder-Bünemann, Angelika, Ed.; Savukova, Galina, Ed. – English Language Education, 2021
This volume presents a systematic approach to developing advanced English language competence at tertiary level. It includes the reflections of experienced language teachers and teacher-researchers in the English Language Competence programme at the University of Vienna and provides examples of good practice, amalgamating teaching expertise and…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Schmid, Hans-Jorg, Ed. – APA Books, 2017
In recent years, linguists have increasingly turned to the cognitive sciences to broaden their investigation into the roots and development of language. With the advent of cognitive-linguistic, usage-based and complex-adaptive models of language, linguists today are utilizing approaches and insights from cognitive psychology, neuropsychology,…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Cognitive Psychology, Sociolinguistics
Ortega, Lourdes, Ed.; Han, ZhaoHong, Ed. – Language Learning & Language Teaching, 2017
This volume is both a state-of-the-art display of current thinking on second language development as a complex system. It is also a tribute to Diane Larsen-Freeman for her decades of intellectual leadership in the academic disciplines of applied linguistics and second language acquisition. The chapters therein range from theoretical expositions to…
Descriptors: Linguistic Theory, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Applied Linguistics
Schwieter, John W., Ed.; Benati, Alessandro, Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2019
Providing a comprehensive survey of cutting-edge work on second language learning, this "Handbook," written by a team of leading experts, surveys the nature of second language learning and its implications for teaching. Prominent theories and methods from linguistics, psycholinguistics, processing-based, and cognitive approaches are…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Theories
Housen, Alex, Ed.; Kuiken, Folkert, Ed.; Vedder, Ineke, Ed. – Language Learning & Language Teaching (MS), 2012
Research into complexity, accuracy and fluency (CAF) as basic dimensions of second language performance, proficiency and development has received increased attention in SLA. However, the larger picture in this field of research is often obscured by the breadth of scope, multiple objectives and lack of clarity as to how complexity, accuracy and…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Native Speakers, Interlanguage, Speech Communication
Zou, Bin, Ed.; Smith, Simon, Ed.; Hoey, Michael, Ed. – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2015
Rapid advances in computing have enabled the integration of corpora into language teaching and learning, yet in China corpus methods have not yet been widely adopted. Corpus Linguistics in Chinese Contexts aims to advance the state of the art in the use of corpora in applied linguistics and contribute to the expertise in corpus use in China.
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Applied Linguistics
Schwieter, John W., Ed. – Language Learning & Language Teaching, 2013
This volume brings together theoretical perspectives and empirical studies in second language (L2) acquisition and bilingualism and discusses their implications for L2 pedagogy. The book is organized into three sections that focus on prominent linguistic and cognitive theories and together provide a compelling set of state-of-the-art works. Part I…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Second Language Learning
Diller, Karl C., Ed. – 1981
The following articles are included: (1) "Neurolinguistic Considerations on the Optimum Age for Second Language Learning" by Terence M. Walsh and Karl C. Diller; (2) "Major Variation in Language Skills Apparently under Genetic Influence (Discussed from the Viewpoint of Human Evolution)" by Brenda K. Sladen; (3) "Language Learning Strategies: Does…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Language Aptitude, Learning Processes, Neurolinguistics
Stokoe, William C., Ed. – 1980
This is a selection of papers that have appeared in the journal "Sign Language Studies" between 1972 and 1979. The aim is to provide the reader with some knowledge of the world as signers see it. The book is for academic decision-makers, teachers and parents of deaf students, as well as the intellectually curious. Following an introductory essay,…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Biculturalism, Deafness, Dialects
Bertolo, Stefano, Ed. – 2001
This book has been conceived as a companion to learnability for the benefit of those linguists who base their work on Chomsky's "Principles and Parameters Hypothesis." General concepts from formal theory and complexity theory and important facts from psycholinguistics, historical linguistics, and language processing have been introduced…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Diachronic Linguistics, Grammar, Language Acquisition
Ringbom, Hakan, Ed. – 1985
This collection of six essays and one bibliography on second language learning includes: (1) "Transfer in Relation to Some Other Variables in L2-Learning" (Hakan Ringbom); (2) "Word Frequencies in Finnish and Finland-Swedish Learner Language" (Hakan Ringbom); (3) "The Influence of Swedish on the English of Finnish…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Finnish
Cenoz, Jasone, Ed.; Hufeisen, Britta, Ed.; Jessner, Ulrike, Ed. – 2001
This volume focuses on the psycholinguistic aspects of language transfer when three languages are in contact, and provides an overview of the state of the art in cross-linguistic influence in third language acquisition. This edited volume contains, in addition to an introduction, ten chapters. Chapter titles include the following: "The Effect of…
Descriptors: Age, Error Analysis (Language), German, Interlanguage
Turell, M. Teresa, Ed. – 2001
This book aims to advance the understanding of multilingualism in society. Challenges to the myths of monolingualism in the English-speaking countries (the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and United Kingdom) are commonplace. It is less well-known that the same assumptions and behaviors associated with monolingualism in the…
Descriptors: Arabic, Basque, Cultural Maintenance, Educational Policy
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