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OverviewThis is a cutting-edge yet accessible introduction to Second Language Acquisition. It covers concepts, themes, goals, research problems, methods, theories and new directions. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lourdes Ortega (Georgetown University, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Hodder Arnold Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.442kg ISBN: 9780340905593ISBN 10: 034090559 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 28 November 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate Replaced By: 9781444182644 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 ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Age Chapter 3. Crosslinguistic influences Chapter 4. The linguistic environment Chapter 5. Cognition Chapter 6. Development of learner language Chapter 7. Foreign language aptitude Chapter 8. Motivation Chapter 9. Affect and other individual differences Chapter 10. Social dimensions of L2 learningReviewsLourdes Ortega has succeeded admirably in her goal of helping students construct personal understandings of the interdisciplinary field of SLA. She is thorough in presenting the most up-to-date research bearing on the important controversies in SLA and does so with an engaging, personable, reader-friendly style that invites students to stay focused on the broader meanings of the research findings. -- Professor Mark Sawyer, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan My students thoroughly enjoyed this text. It provides a thorough and yet accessible overview of major theories and trends in the field. I believe it is destined to become the standard text for survey courses on SLA. -- Linda Harklau, University of Georgia, USA Ortega has ... provided an invaluable source of information and reference for novice and seasoned researchers. This book will be of use to researchers from different corners of the world who share an interest in uncovering SLA. -- Susan Ballinger, McGill University, The Canadian Modern Language Review, Volume 66, Number 3, March 2010, pp.467-469 20100301 Author InformationLourdes Ortega is Associate Professor of Second Language Studies at theUniversity ofHawai'i at Manoa, where she teaches graduate courses and conducts research on second language acquisition and instruction. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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