The Contribution of Second Language Acquisition Research.

Klein, Wolfgang

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ERIC Number: EJ575465

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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The Contribution of Second Language Acquisition Research.

Klein, Wolfgang

Language Learning, v48 n4 p527-50 Dec 1998

Raises three questions concerning the present state of second-language acquisition research: (1) What has it achieved for language teaching? (2) How close is a theory of second-language acquisition? (3) What is its status within the chorus of disciplines that deal with language? (Author/JL)

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Grammar, Intellectual Disciplines, Interlanguage, Language Research, Language Variation, Linguistic Theory, Longitudinal Studies, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Standard Spoken Usage

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: For related article, see FL 528 571.