| Description |
xv, 212 pages ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. What Are the Origins of Second Language Acquisition as a Research Field? -- 2. What Does Development Look Like? -- 3. What Are the Roles of Input and Output? -- 4. What Is the Initial State? -- 5. Can L2 Learners Become Nativelike? -- 6. Does Instruction Make a Difference? -- 7. What Role Does Explicit Learning Play in L2 Acquisition? -- 8. What Are Individual Differences and How Do They Affect L2 Acquisition? -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Summary |
"This highly accessible introductory textbook carefully explores the main issues that have driven the field of second language acquisition research. Intended for students with little or 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. It provides a complete package for any introductory course on second language acquisition"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Second language acquisition -- Research.
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Second language acquisition -- Research. |
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Second language acquisition. |
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Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Research.
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Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Research. |
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Language and languages -- Study and teaching. |
| Added Author |
Smith, Megan (Linguist), author.
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Benati, Alessandro G., author.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: VanPatten, Bill, Key questions in second language acquisition New York : Cambridge University Press, 2021. 9781108761529 (DLC) 2019039836 |
| ISBN |
9781108486668 hardcover |
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1108486665 hardcover |
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9781108708173 paperback |
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110870817X paperback |
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9781108761529 electronic book |
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