Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Research

Zusatztext '..the comprehensiveness of the book! combined with its detailed descriptions of empirical studies and the extensive bibliography! make it an excellent reference source for readers already familiar with the field.'Applied Linguistics! Vol 17! No 3! 1996.'One of the most useful features of this volume is its extensive and comprehensive bibliographical coverage of research in language teaching! language acquisition and related areas of applied linguistics.'Forum for Modern Language Studies! Vol XXVIII! No 3! 1992.'I believe that instructors using the book can feel confident that students will have a balanced mainstream view of the core issues in SLA.'Issue in Applied Linguistics! Vol 3! No 2! 1992. Informationen zum Autor Diane Larsen-Freeman, Michael H. Long Zusammenfassung Understanding how people learn and fail to learn second and foreign languages is increasingly recognised as a critical social and psycholinguistic issue. This book provides a synthesis of empirical findings on second and foreign language learning by children and adults, emphasising the design and execution of appropriate research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Second language acquisition research methodology 3. SLA - Types of data analysis 4. Interlanguage studies: Substantive findings 5. The linguistic environment for language acquisition 6. Explanations for differential success among second language learners 7. Theories in second language acquisition 8. Instructed second language acquisition Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Larsen Freeman, Diane Larsen-Freeman, Diane Long Larsen-Freeman, Larsen-Freeman Diane, Michael Long, Michael H. Long, Long Michael H.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.04.2016
• EAN: 9781138171626
• ISBN: 978-1-138-17162-6
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Applied Linguistics and Language Study; Applied Linguistics and Langua; Applied Linguistics and Language Study
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Language acquisition