Second Language Acquisition / Edition 1

by Rod Ellis, H. G. Widdowson

Overview

This book outlines the study of how people learn a language other than their mother tongue. It is designed to make the essentials of this rapidly expanding field as accessible as possible.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780194372121
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/24/1997
Series:	Oxford Introduction to Language Study Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 6.06(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

PrefaceSection 1Survey1. L2 acquisitionWhat is 'second language acquisition'? What are the goals of SLA? 2. The nature of learner languageErrors and error analysisDevelopmental patternsVariability in learner languageSummary3. InterlanguageBehaviourist learning theoryA mentalist theory of language learningWhat is 'interlanguage'? A computational model of L2 acquisition4. Social aspects of interlanguageInterlanguage as a stylistic continuumThe acculturation model of L2 acquisitionSocial identity and investment in L2 learning5. Discourse aspects of interlanguageAcquiring discourse rulesThe role of input and interaction in L2 acquisitionThe role of output in L2 acquisitionSummary6. Psycholinguistic aspects of interlanguageL1 transferThe role of consciousness in L2 acquisitionProcessing operationsCommunication strategiesTwo types of computational model7. Linguistic aspects of interlanguageTypological universals: relative clausesUniversal GrammarLearnabilityThe critical period hypothesisAccess to UGMarkednessCognitive versus linguistic explanations8. Individual differences in L2 acquisitionLanguage aptitudeMotivationLearning strategies9. Instruction and L2 acquisitionForm-focused instructionLearner-instruction matchingStrategy trainingSummary10. Conclusion: multiple perspectives in SLASection 2ReadingsSection 3ReferencesSection 4Glossary