Portraits of the L2 User

by Cook, Vivian

• ISBN13: 9781853595837
• ISBN10: 1853595837
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-06
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Summary

Portraits of the L2 User treats second language users in their own right rather than as failed native speakers. It describes a range of psychological and linguistic approaches to diverse topics about L2 users. It thus provides an innovative overview of current second language acquisition theories, results and methods, seen from a common perspective.

Author Biography

After writing EFL course-books, Vivian Cook concentrated on linguistics and language learning in books such as Chomsky's Universal Grammar and Second Language Learning and Language Teaching. His current interest is developing the concept of multi-competence and applying it to the design of language teaching materials. He was founding President of the European Second Language Association (EUROSLA).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Contributors	viii
Background to the L2 User	1	(28)
Vivian Cook
Lexical Representation and Lexical Processing in the L2 User	29	(36)
Annette de Groot
The Phonology of the L2 User	65	(28)
Roy Major
A Minimalist Approach to L2 Solves a Dilemma of UG	93	(28)
Suzanne Flynn
Barbara Lust
Development of L2 Functional Use	121	(24)
Clive Perdue
Cognitive Processes of L2 Users	145	(22)
Ellen Bialystok
Portrait of the Bilingual Child	167	(30)
Fred Genesee
The Neurolinguistics of L2 Users	197	(22)
Franco Fabbro
Individual Differences in L2 Fluency: The Effect of Neurobiological Correlates	219	(32)
Jean-Marc Dewaele
Language Attrition: Tests, Self-assessments and Perceptions	251	(24)
Kees de Bot
Madeleine Hulsen
Poststructuralist Approaches to the Study of Social Factors in Second Language Learning and Use	275	(28)
Aneta Pavlenko
Second Language Learners' Rights	303	(22)
Francisco Gomes de Matos
Language Teaching Methodology and the L2 User Perspective	325	(20)
Vivian Cook
Index	345