The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition

by Gass; Susan M.

• ISBN13: 9780415479936
• ISBN10: 0415479932
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-01-12
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisitionbrings together thirty-six leading international figures in the field to produce a state-of-the-art overview of second language acquisition. The Handbookcovers a wide range of topics related to second language acquisition: language in context, linguistic, psycholinguistic, and neurolinguistic theories and perspectives, skill learning, individual differences, L2 learning settings, and language assessment. All chapters introduce the reader to the topic, outline the core issues, then explore the pedagogical application of research in the area and possible future development. The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisitionis an essential resource for all those studying and researching second language acquisition.

Author Biography

Susan M. Gass is University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Languages at Michigan State University. She is the author of many titles and co-author of Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course, Third Edition (Routledge, 2008), with Larry Selinker. She co-edits the series, Second Language Acquisition Research (with Alison Mackey, for Routledge). Alison Mackey is Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University. She is the author of many titles, and co-author of Data Elicitation for Second and Foreign Language Research (Routledge 2007), with Susan M. Gass. She co-edits the series, Second Language Acquisition Research (with Susan Gass, for Routledge).

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	p. ix
List of abbreviations	p. x
List of contributors	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Language in context	p. 5
Interactionist approach	p. 7
The role of feedback	p. 24
Variationist perspectives	p. 41
Sociocultural theory: a dialectical approach to L2 research	p. 57
Complexity theory	p. 73
Linguistic perspectives	p. 89
Second language phonology	p. 91
Linguistic approaches to second language morphosyntax	p. 106
L2 semantics	p. 127
Pragmatics in second language acquisition	p. 147
Vocabulary	p. 163
Psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic perspectives	p. 177
Second language processing	p. 179
Frequency-based accounts of second language acquisition	p. 193
The logic of the unified model	p. 211
Processability theory	p. 228
Attention and awareness in second language acquisition	p. 247
Input processing	p. 268
The neurocognition of second language	p. 282
Skill learning	p. 301
Development of second language reading skills: cross-linguistic perspectives	p. 303
The acquisition of second language writing	p. 319
Second language speech production	p. 335
Second language speech perception: a cross-disciplinary perspective on challenges and accomplishments	p. 349
Speaking and writing tasks and their effects on second language performance	p. 364
Individual differences	p. 379
Language aptitude	p. 381
Motivation	p. 396
Identity, agency, and second language acquisition	p. 410
Working memory and SLA	p. 427
Age effects in second language learning	p. 442
The role of educational level, literacy, and orality in L2 learning	p. 461
Fossilization-A classic concern of SLA research	p. 476
Heritage languages and L2 learning	p. 491
Advanced language proficiency	p. 506
The setting for learning	p. 523
Learning through immersion during study abroad	p. 525
Classroom research	p. 541
Language learning through technology	p. 555
Conclusion: assessment of L2 knowledge	p. 571
Assessing learner knowledge	p. 573
Glossary	p. 590
Index	p. 599
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