SLA Research and Language Teaching Presents SLA research as a source of specifications for teachers to explore in their own classrooms. Argues the four main roles of SLA researchers as developing relevant theories, conducting their own classroom research, making research accessible to teachers, and facilitating action research. Each chapter addresses a major issue in the field of SLA and language teaching. By Rod Ellis - (OUP)   Order Now > Book     Second Language Learning - Contrastive Analysis, Error Analysis, and Related Aspects A survey of the historical underpinnings of second language research in contrastive analysis and error analysis, as well as a study of recent developments which broaden the perspective on second language learning. An excellent resource for ESL/EFL teachers, teacher trainers, and students in linguistics. By Betty Wallace Robinett and Jacqueline Schachter, Editors - (University of Michigan Press)   Order Now > Book       The Development of Second Language Proficiency An insightful book which examines the results of a major investigation of second language proficiency in various groups of school age learners. The contributors, who are experts in the field of bilingual education and second language acquisition, address areas such as the nature of language proficiency, the impact of classroom practices on second language learning, the relationship between socio-environmental factors and bilingual proficiency, and the relationship between age and proficiency. This original collection of articles will be of interest to all those concerned with policy and practice in second language education. (Edited) By Birgit Harley, Patrick Allen, Jim Cummins and Merrill Swain - (CUP)   Order Now > Paperback Edition | Hardback Edition     Exploring the Second Language Mental Lexicon Provides a substantial review of first and second language lexical research issues. Similarities and differences between the conditions of first and second language acquisition, the respective roles of form and meaning in first and second language processing, and the degree of separation/integration between first and second language lexical operations. New research into the second language lexicon from the Trinity College Dublin Modern Languages Project is examined in the latter part of the volume. By David Singleton - (CUP)   Order Now > Paperback Edition | Hardback Edition       Focus on Form in Classroom Second Language Acquisition As traditional language teaching typically results in limited foreign language proficiency, and communicative approaches tend to produce greater fluency, but less accuracy, this book proposes that a focus on form is the balance needed. It examines theoretical foundations, empirical research, and a range of possible pedagogical implementations of focus on form in classroom language teaching. (Edited) By Catherine Doughty and Jessica Williams - (CUP)   Order Now > Paperback Edition | Hardback Edition       Interfaces between Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing Research Provides a fresh look at areas of common interest to both second language acquisition and language testing research , and ways in which research in these two fields of applied linguistics can be successfully integrated. Contained within this book are original papers, especially written around a common theme, dealing with different aspects of the interface between Second Language Research and Language Testing research, by leading researchers in these areas. (Edited) By Lyle F. Bachman and Andrew D. Cohen - (CUP)   Order Now > Paperback Edition | Hardback Edition       Language Transfer - Cross-linguistic influence in language learning An important book, which looks at how much influence a learner's native language can have in making the acquisition of a new language easy or difficult. Transfer has long been a controversial issue, but many recent studies support the view that cross-linguistic influences can have an important impact on second language acquisition. By Terence Odlin - (CUP)   Order Now > Book       Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition A look at some of the literature on learning strategies, describes and classifies learning strategies in second language learning, and considers why learning is affected in a positive manner when such strategies are used. It outlines instructional models for learning-strategy training, which teachers can apply to their own classes. The material is based on current research in second language acquisition and cognitive theory. By J. Michael O'Malley and Anna Uhl Chamot - (CUP)   Order Now > Book       Linguistic Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition An in-depth exploration of how a second language is acquired and what the second language learner must do mentally to achieve proficiency in another language. The essays in this book, written by scholars in the field of linguistics, provide an incisive analysis of the acquisition of a second language. In this book, SLA is approached from a linguistic rather than a sociological, psychological, or purely pedagogical perspective, representing a wide range of viewpoints and approaches. (Edited) By Susan M. Gass and Jacquelyn Schachter - (CUP)   Order Now > Book       Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition An important collection of articles which compares the effectiveness of the direct learning of vocabulary through memorization, with the indirect learning of vocabulary through context. Itt encourages an appropriate balance between direct and indirect teaching of vocabulary in second language classrooms. Presented in these articles is theoretical background, empirical research, and case studies focusing on a variety of ways in which vocabulary is acquired. Also included is an exploration of relevant pedagogical issues, including a description of practical strategies and techniques for teaching vocabulary. By James Coady and Thomas Huckin - (CUP)   Order Now > Paperback Edition | Hardback Edition       Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Learning A major statement on the current research being conducted on the learning of second languages from a sociocultural perspective. Divided into theoretical and empirical sections, the book covers topics such as learning and teaching languages in the zone of proximal development; L1 mediation in the acquisition of L2 grammar; sociocultural theory as a theory of second language learning; gestural mediation in a second language; and constructing a self through a second language. By James P Lantolf - (OUP)   Order Now > Book   Back to Bookstore
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