Full Description
This third edition of the best-selling Theories in Second Language Acquisition surveys the major theories currently used in second language acquisition (SLA) research, serving as an ideal introductory text for undergraduate and graduate students in SLA and language teaching.
Designed to provide a consistent and coherent presentation for those seeking a basic understanding of the theories that underlie contemporary SLA research, each chapter focuses on a single theory. Chapters are written by leading scholars in the field and incorporate a basic foundational description of the theory, relevant data or research models used with this theory, common misunderstandings, and a sample study from the field to show the theory in practice.
New to this edition is a chapter addressing the relationship between theories and L2 teaching, as well as refreshed coverage of all theories throughout the book. A key work in the study of second language acquisition, this volume will be useful to students of linguistics, language and language teaching, and to researchers as a guide to theoretical work outside their respective domains.
Contents
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Introduction: The Nature of Theories
Bill VanPatten, Jessica Williams, Gregory D. Keating and Stefanie Wulff
Chapter 2. Linguistic Theory, Universal Grammar, and Second Language Acquisition
Lydia White
Chapter 3. One Functional Approach to L2 Acquisition: The Concept-Orientated Approach
Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig
Chapter 4. Usage-Based Approaches to L2 Acquisition
Nick C. Ellis and Stefanie Wulff
Chapter 5. Skill Acquisition Theory
Robert DeKeyser
Chapter 6. Input Processing in Adult L2 Acquisition
Bill VanPatten
Chapter 7. The Declarative/Procedural Model: A Neurobiologically Motivated Theory of First and Second Language
Michael T. Ullman
Chapter 8. Processability Theory
Manfred Pienemann and Anke Lenzing
Chapter 9. Input, Interaction, and Output in L2 Acquisition
Susan M. Gass and Alison Mackey
Chapter 10. Sociocultural Theory and L2 Development
James P. Lantolf, Matthew E. Poehner, and Steven L. Thorne
Chapter 11. Complex Dynamic Systems Theory
Diane Larsen-Freeman
Chapter 12. Theories and Language Teaching
Bill VanPatten
Glossary
Index
