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.

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Information

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2019

ISBN

9781108773430

Topic

Languages & Linguistics

Subtopic

Linguistics

Index

Languages & Linguistics

Cover
Half-title page
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Prologue
Chapter 1 What Are the Origins of Second Language Acquisition as a Research Field?
Chapter 2 What Does Development Look Like?
Chapter 3 What Are the Roles of Input and Output?
Chapter 4 What Is the Initial State?
Chapter 5 Can L2 Learners Become Nativelike?
Chapter 6 Does Instruction Make a Difference?
Chapter 7 What Role Does Explicit Learning Play in L2 Acquisition?
Chapter 8 What Are Individual Differences and How Do They Affect L2 Acquisition?
Epilogue
Glossary
Index