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Direct linkThomas, Margaret – Second Language Research, 2009
Two recent books provide varied resources for exploring ethical issues in the social sciences. Reflection on ethical issues aims to sensitize scholars to a range of consequences of their research, and to scholars' responsibilities to their discipline, their colleagues, and the public. This review article assesses the utility of these texts (and of…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Second Language Learning, Ethics, Researchers
Peer reviewedMeara, Paul – Second Language Research, 2002
Reviews four recent books of current research in vocabulary acquisition: "Exploring the Second Language Mental Lexicon," (D. Singleton); "Assessing Vocabulary," (J. Read); "Vocabulary in Language Teaching" (N. Schmitt); "Learning Vocabulary in Another Language" (L.S.P. Nation). (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Language Research, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development
Peer reviewedCutillas-Espinosa, Juan Antonio – International Journal of English Studies, 2001
Reviews Tesar and Smolensky's, "Learnability in Optimality Theory" (2000). Discusses the main tenets of the book as well as the different topics included in each chapter. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Interlanguage, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Phonetics
Peer reviewedRutherford, William; Thomas, Margaret – Second Language Research, 2001
Reviews two guides on the Child Language Data Exchange (CHILDES) project, both of which provide tools for analyzing talk. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Databases, Language Research, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedSystem, 1995
Reviews four books on speech research: (1) "The Speech Chain: The Physics and Biology of Spoken Language" (Peter B. Denes and Elliot N. Pinson); (2) "Speaking: From Intention to Articulation" (Willem J. M. Levelt); (3) "Talking to Learn: Conversation in Second Language Acquisition" (Richard R. Day); and (4) "Speaking" (Martin Bygate). (eight…
Descriptors: Books, Language Research, Oral Language, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedThomas, Margaret – Second Language Research, 2003
Reviews two textbooks that introduce generative research on second language acquisition and evaluate existing proposals about the role of universal grammar. Comparison of the two texts provides an opportunity to examine conventions the field uses in representing itself to a novice readership. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grammar, Language Research, Language Universals
Peer reviewedBalcom, Patricia A. – Second Language Research, 2001
Provides a general overview of two books--"The Second Time Around: Minimalism and Second Language Acquisition" and "Second Language Syntax: A Generative Introduction--and shows how the respond to key issues in second language acquisition, including the process of second language acquisition, access to universal grammar, the role of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Generative Grammar, Grammar, Language Research
