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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Håkan RingbomPublisher: Channel View Publications Ltd Imprint: Multilingual Matters Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.210kg ISBN: 9781853599347ISBN 10: 1853599344 Pages: 152 Publication Date: 18 December 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"This book is a very timely and important contribution to the field of applied linguistics. Hakan Ringbom addresses the fundamental but unfortunately largely neglected question of the impact of cross-language similarity in foreign language learning. The extensive bibliography shows that the author has as a thorough knowledge of the development of research on the topic. He has also skillfully exploited the Finnish context, which provides an ideal ""natural laboratory"" for research on the role of cross-language similarity. The studies he cites are likely to be largely unknown but they are undoubtedly highly relevant to the international research community. The author provides a balanced review of the findings and presents a comprehensive theoretical approach to the study of SLA. This will provide many stimuli for a more sophisticated research agenda. This book is a must for anyone interested in SLA. -- Sauli Takala, Vaasa University The volume evokes an array of interesting issues for future research to investigate, some new and some perennial. The volume makes an important addition to SLA literature. It deserves the attention of anyone striving for a sound understanding not only of crosslinguistic influence but also of the history of SLA. -- ZhaoHong Han, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA SSLA Vol 30:3 Ringbom's latest work provides a thorough summary of cross-linguistic research that is readily applicable to the language teacher as well as the researcher.This text will assuredly contribute to your knowledge of language acquisition and stimulate your classroom practice and research horizons for years to come. -- Robert Taferner, Tama University/Lancaster University The Language Teacher 31:9, September 2007" The volume evokes an array of interesting issues for future research to investigate, some new and some perennial. The volume makes an important addition to SLA literature. It deserves the attention of anyone striving for a sound understanding not only of crosslinguistic influence but also of the history of SLA.ZhaoHong Han, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA, in SSLA Vol 30:3Ringbom's latest work provides a thorough summary of cross-linguistic research that is readily applicable to the language teacher as well as the researcher.This text will assuredly contribute to your knowledge of language acquisition and stimulate your classroom practice and research horizons for years to come.Robert Taferner, Tama University/Lancaster University, in The Language Teacher 31:9, September 2007This book is a very timely and important contribution to the field of applied linguistics. Hakan Ringbom addresses the fundamental but unfortunately largely neglected question of the impact of cross-language similarity in foreign language learning. The extensive bibliography shows that the author has as a thorough knowledge of the development of research on the topic. He has also skillfully exploited the Finnish context, which provides an ideal natural laboratory for research on the role of cross-language similarity. The studies he cites are likely to be largely unknown but they are undoubtedly highly relevant to the international research community. The author provides a balanced review of the findings and presents a comprehensive theoretical approach to the study of SLA. This will provide many stimuli for a more sophisticated research agenda. This book is a must for anyone interested in SLA. Sauli Takala, Vaasa University Author InformationHakan Ringbom is Emeritus Professor of English at Abo Akademi University, Turku/Abo, Finland. His published monographs include a study of the narrative technique of Beowulf and Lawman's Brut, a stylistic study of George Orwell's essays and his 1987 study of the role of the first language in foreign language learning. He has also published some 50 articles in the fields of second language acquisition, multilingualism, corpus linguistics, contrastive analysis and stylistics. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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