Theories in Second Language Acquisition - An Introduction

This fourth edition of the best-selling Theories in Second Language Acquisition surveys the major theories and frameworks currently used in second language acquisition (SLA) research, serving as an ideal introductory text for graduate students in SLA and language teaching.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction: The Nature of Theories
Bill VanPatten, Jessica Williams, Gregory D. Keating, and Stefanie Wul¿
2 Linguistic Theory, Universal Grammar, and Second Language Acquisition
Lydia White
3 Usage-Based Approaches to L2 Acquisition
Nick C. Ellis and Stefanie Wul¿
4 Input Processing in Adult L2 Acquisition
Bill VanPatten
5 Processability Theory
Manfred Pienemann and Anke Lenzing
6 The Declarative/Procedural Model: A Neurobiologically Motivated Theory of First and Second Language
Michael T. Ullman
7 Skill Acquisition Theory
Robert DeKeyser and Yuichi Suzuki
8 Input, Interaction, and Output in L2 Acquisition
Susan M. Gass, Alison Mackey, and Meg Montee
9 Complex Dynamic Systems Theory
Diane Larsen-Freeman and Phil Hiver
10 The Modular Cognition Framework
Michael Sharwood Smith and John Truscott
11 Theories, Frameworks, and Models: Implications for Language Teaching?
Bill VanPatten
Glossary
Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Bill VanPatten was a professor of Spanish at Michigan State University, where he was also an affiliate faculty in the Program for Cognitive Science. He is currently an independent scholar.
Gregory D. Keating is a professor of Linguistics at San Diego State University. He is a former associate editor of Studies in Second Language Acquisition.
Stefanie Wulff is an associate professor in the Linguistics Department at the University of Florida. She is co-editor-in-chief of Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Bill (Michigan State University VanPatten
• Mitarbeit: Keating Gregory D. (Herausgeber), VanPatten Bill (Herausgeber), Wulff Stefanie (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032792361
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3279236-1
• Seiten: 314
• Serie: Second Language Acquisition Research Series
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Sonstige Sprachen / Sonstige Literaturen; Sachbuch > Lexika, Nachschlagewerke > Fremdsprachige Wörterbücher; Education, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Language acquisition, Language teaching theory and methods, Language teaching and learning, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT), Bilingualism and multilingualism, Applied linguistics for ELT