Key Topics in Second Language Acquisition

This textbook offers an introductory overview of eight hotly-debated topics in second language acquisition research. It offers...
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Author: Vivian Cook
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Key Topics in Second Language Acquisition by Cook, Vivian

Key Topics in Second Language Acquisition

€67,58

Key Topics in Second Language Acquisition

€67,58
Author: Vivian Cook
Format: Paperback
Language: English

This textbook offers an introductory overview of eight hotly-debated topics in second language acquisition research. It offers a glimpse of how SLA researchers have tried to answer common questions about second language acquisition rather than being a comprehensive introduction to SLA research. Each chapter comprises an introductory discussion of the issues involved and suggestions for further reading and study. The reader is asked to consider the issues based on their own experiences, thus allowing them to compare their own intuitions and experiences with established research findings and gain an understanding of methodology. The topics are treated independently so that they can be read in any order that interests the reader.

The topics in question are:

- how different languages connect in the mind;

- whether there is a best age for learning a second language;

- the importance of grammar in acquiring and using a second language;

- how the words of a second language are acquired;

- how people learn to write in a second language;

- how attitude and motivation help in learning a second language;

- the usefulness of second language acquisition research for language teaching;

- the goals of language teaching.



Author: Vivian Cook, David Singleton
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Published: 04/02/2014
Pages: 168
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 9.68h x 6.91w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9781783091799

About the Author
Vivian Cook is Emeritus Professor, Newcastle University, UK. He has been researching in the fields of second language acquisition and writing systems for over 45 years and was founding President of the European Second Language Association (EUROSLA). David Singleton is Professor, University of Pannonia, Hungary and Fellow Emeritus, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He has published widely on second language acquisition, multilingualism and lexicology and is the series editor for the SLA series published by Multilingual Matters.

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