Includes a glossary of technical terms pertaining to the field of Second language acquisition (pages 313-327).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-353) and index.
1. Second language acquisition research: an overview -- Introduction -- Defining 'second language acquisition' -- A brief history of SLA -- Summary -- 2. Age and second language acquisition -- Introduction -- Age and ultimate attainment -- Age and rate of acquisition -- Age and the route of L2 acquisition -- Educational policy -- Summing up -- Concluding comment -- 3. Psychological factors and second language acquisition -- Introduction -- Key psychological factors -- Language aptitude -- Motivation -- Language anxiety -- Learning strategies -- Effects of strategy instruction -- Age and psychological factors -- Conclusion -- 4. The development of a second language -- Introduction -- Order of acquisition, sequence of acquisition, and usage-based accounts of L2 development -- Case studies of L2 learners -- Learner varieties -- Order of acquisition -- Sequence of acquisition -- Development of other linguistic systems -- L2 pragmatic development
Modified output and acquisition -- Corrective feedback and L2 acquisition -- Interaction, working memory, and acquisition -- Measuring the effects of input and interaction on acquisition -- Conclusion -- 8. Cognitive aspects of second language acquisition -- Introduction -- Paradigms in cognitive SLA -- The representation of L2 knowledge -- Attention -- Cognitive theories of L2 acquisition -- Systems are adaptable -- Unstable systems -- Researching cognitive processes in SLA -- Conclusion -- 9. Social aspects of second language acquisition -- Introduction -- Social factors and L2 achievement -- SLA -- a cognitive or a social enterprise? -- Sociocultural SLA -- The sociocognitive approach -- The conversation-analytic approach -- The social identity approach -- Language socialization and L2 learning -- Conclusion -- 10. The role of explicit instruction -- Introduction -- Types of intervention -- Types of explicit instruction
Presentation-Practice-Production instruction -- Integrated explicit instruction -- Concept-based instruction -- Comprehension-based instruction -- Pattern practice -- Consciousness-raising instruction -- Feedback -- The interface positions revisited -- Conclusion -- 11. The role of implicit instruction -- Introduction -- Theoretical issues in implicit instruction -- Types of implicit instruction -- Investigating task-based teaching -- Input-based tasks -- Output-based tasks -- Some general comments on research involving tasks -- Explicit vs. implicit instruction -- Conclusion -- 12. Understanding and applying second language acquisition -- Introduction -- The boundaries of SLA -- What do we know about L2 acquisition? -- Applying SLA -- Conclusion.
Summing up -- Conclusion -- 5. Variability in learner language -- Introduction -- Variationist sociolinguistics -- The Dynamic Paradigm -- Dynamic Systems Theory -- Conclusion -- 6. The role of the first language -- Introduction -- Defining 'language transfer' -- Investigating language transfer -- Linguistic factors -- Psycholinguistic factors -- Contextual factors -- Developmental factors -- Individual factors -- Language transfer as a multifactorial phenomenon -- Conceptual transfer -- Transfer in communication and learning -- Conclusion -- 7. Input and interaction: the cognitive-interactionist perspective -- Introduction -- Key interactionist constructs -- Focus on form and incidental learning -- Early research on input and interaction -- The Input and Noticing Hypotheses -- Pre-modified input and noticing -- Interactionally-modified input and noticing -- Pre-modified input and acquisition -- Interactionally-modified input and acquisition
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"In the 30 years since Rod Ellis first published the award-winning Understanding second language acquisition, it has become a classic text. This new, fully updated edition continues to provide an authoritative and highly readable introduction to key areas of theory and research in second language acquisition. Ellis presents a comprehensive overview of the different theories in this field and examines critical reactions to them. The book reflects recent trends in looking at cognitive and social aspects of second language acquisition, as well as examining the roles played by implicit and explicit instruction in language learning"--Page 4 of cover.