The Study of Second Language Acquisition, 2/E

A comprehensive and coherent account of the research and theory in the field of second language acquisition, including chapters on instructed SLA.

ÀúÀÚ : Rod Ellis

Rod Ellis is Professor in the Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has worked in Zambia, the UK, Japan, and the US for extended periods. He has published a number of books on second language acquisition and teacher education. He has also published EFL/ESL textbooks.

Acknowledgements
Introduction

PART ONE - Background
Introduction
1. Second language acquisition research: an overview

PART TWO - The description of learner language
Introduction
2. Learner errors and error analysis
3. Developmental patterns: order and sequence in second language acquisition
4. Variability in learner language
5. Pragmatic aspects of learner language

PART THREE - Explaining second language acquisition: external factors
Introduction
6. Social factors and second language acquisition
7. Input and interaction and second language acquisition

PART FOUR - Explaining second language acquisition: internal factors
Introduction
8. Language transfer
9. Cognitive accounts of second language acquisition
10. Linguistic universals and second language acquisition

PART FIVE - Explaining individual differences in second language acquisition
Introduction
11. Individual learner differences
12. Learning strategies

PART SIX - Classroom second language a...Acknowledgements
Introduction

PART ONE - Background
Introduction
1. Second language acquisition research: an overview

PART TWO - The description of learner language
Introduction
2. Learner errors and error analysis
3. Developmental patterns: order and sequence in second language acquisition
4. Variability in learner language
5. Pragmatic aspects of learner language

PART THREE - Explaining second language acquisition: external factors
Introduction
6. Social factors and second language acquisition
7. Input and interaction and second language acquisition

PART FOUR - Explaining second language acquisition: internal factors
Introduction
8. Language transfer
9. Cognitive accounts of second language acquisition
10. Linguistic universals and second language acquisition

PART FIVE - Explaining individual differences in second language acquisition
Introduction
11. Individual learner differences
12. Learning strategies

PART SIX - Classroom second language acquisition
Introduction
13. Classroom interaction and second language acquisition
14. Formal instruction and second language acquisition

PART SEVEN - Conclusion
Introduction
15. Data, theory, and applications in second language acquisition research

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