The Social Turn in Second Language Acquisition - Brossura

Block, David

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ISBN 10: 087840144X ISBN 13: 9780878401444

Casa editrice: Georgetown Univ Pr, 2003

Riassunto

David Block asks the question "What is second language acquisition (SLA)?" by offering an extended critique of one of the main theoretical approaches to second language acquisition: the "Input-Interaction-Output" model. He argues that a more interdisciplinary and socially informed approach to SLA research is in order, and he draws on recent work in sociolinguistics as well as SLA research influenced by sociolinguistic and sociohistorical approaches to language and language learning. In so doing, he demonstrates that there is a need to broaden the horizons of second language acquisition. Finally, he offers some important thoughts on the future direction of SLA research, and includes an extensive bibliography.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

David Block is a lecturer in the School of Culture, Language and Communication at the Institute of Education, University of London, and is the coeditor of Globalization and Language Teaching.

Product Description:

This book offers an extended crititque of one of the main theoretical approaches to second language acqisition--the input/interaction/output school--on the grounds that it does not take sociolinguistic considerations into account. This boils down to a social approach that complements the dominant cognitive approach. Block's approach, in essence, is to walk through the definitions of each part of the term "second language acquisition," which is more substantive than it sounds, to broaden future research in the field.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Georgetown Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 087840144X
• ISBN 13: 9780878401444
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224