Key Questions in Second Language Acquisition (Paperback)

Bill VanPatten

ISBN 10: 1009306030 / ISBN 13: 9781009306034

Editore: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2025

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Paperback. Now in its second edition, this highly accessible introductory textbook establishes the fundamentals driving the field of second language (L2) acquisition research, including its historical foundations. Intended for the novice in the field with no background in linguistics or psycholinguistics, it explains important linguistic concepts, and how and why they are relevant to second language acquisition. Topics are presented via a 'key questions' structure that enables the reader to understand how these questions have motivated research in the field, and the problems to which researchers are seeking solutions. This edition has been fully updated to incorporate new research, with a new chapter focusing on language transfer, and new sections on the growing field of third and subsequent language acquisition, and how the acquisition of phonology reflects the key questions. With discussion questions and project ideas as well as a glossary, this is a complete package for an introductory course on second language acquisition. Now in its second edition, this fully expanded and updated textbook provides a highly accessible introduction to the field of second language acquisition. Complicated issues are broken down, jargon is avoided, and necessary terms are clearly defined and illustrated, making it suitable for readers with no background in linguistics. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781009306034

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Titolo: Key Questions in Second Language Acquisition...

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Data di pubblicazione: 2025

Legatura: Paperback

Condizione: new

Edizione: seconda edizione

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Now in its second edition, this highly accessible introductory textbook establishes the fundamentals driving the field of second language (L2) acquisition research, including its historical foundations. Intended for the novice in the field with no background in linguistics or psycholinguistics, it explains important linguistic concepts, and how and why they are relevant to second language acquisition. Topics are presented via a 'key questions' structure that enables the reader to understand how these questions have motivated research in the field, and the problems to which researchers are seeking solutions. This edition has been fully updated to incorporate new research, with a new chapter focusing on language transfer, and new sections on the growing field of third and subsequent language acquisition, and how phonology interacts with L2 acquisition. With discussion questions and project ideas as well as a glossary, this is a complete package for an introductory course on second language acquisition.