Introducing Second Language Acquisition: Perspectives and Practices

PrefaceAcknowledgments xi1 Introduction 12 First Language Acquisition 52.0 Chapter overview 62.1 From sound to word 62.2 From word to sentence 102.3 Theoretical views 132.4 First language vs second language acquisition 182.5 Summing up 25Key concepts 26Self-assessment questions 26Discussion questions 27Exercises/Project ideas 28Further reading and viewing 30References 313 Language Learning Contexts 353.0 Chapter overview 363.1 Naturalistic contexts 363.2 Instructed learning 413.3 Summing up 52Key concepts 52Self-assessment questions 53Discussion questions 54Exercises/Project ideas 54Further reading and viewing 55References 554 Theoretical Perspectives: Past and Present 594.0 Chapter overview 604.1 Contrastive analysis 614.2 Error analysis 644.3 Universal Grammar 674.4 The Monitor Model/Input Hypothesis 704.5 The Sociocultural approach 914.6 Summing up 93Key concepts 94Self-assessment questions 95Discussion questions 96Exercises/Project ideas 97Further reading and viewing 97References 995 Theoretical Perspectives: Cognitive Approaches5.0 Chapter overview5.1 Information processing/cognitive approach 755.2 Skill acquisition theory5.3 The interaction approach5.4 Input processing 855.5 Emergentism and usage-based approaches 866 Teaching Approaches and Instructional Issues 1056.0 Chapter overview 1066.1 Historical and current perspectives on language teaching 1066.2 Classroom instructional issues 1186.3 Summing up 129Key concepts 130Self-assessment questions 130Discussion questions 131Exercises/Project ideas 132Further reading and viewing 132References 1337 Second Language Development 1377.0 Chapter overview 1387.1 Common processes and influences 1387.2 L2 development across linguistic sub-fields 1447.3 Investigating learner language: Language corpora 1597.4 Summing up 159Key concepts 160Self-assessment questions 160Discussion questions 161Exercises/Project ideas 162Further reading and viewing 162References 1638 The Age Factor 1698.0 Chapter overview 1708.1 The critical period hypothesis 1708.2 Abnormal instances: Children raised in isolation 1738.3 Empirical studies 1748.4 Exceptional cases 1848.5 Summing up 185Key concepts 186Self-assessment questions 186Discussion questions 187Exercises/Project ideas 188Further reading and viewing 188References 1899 Individual Differences 1939.0 Chapter overview 1949.1 Intelligence 1949.2 Language learning aptitude 1959.3 Attitudes and motivation 2019.4 Personality 2059.5 Learning style and cognitive style 2089.6 Learning strategies 2119.7 Summing up 214Key concepts 214Self-assessment questions 215Discussion questions 216Exercises/Project ideas 216Further reading and viewing 217References 21710 Bilingualism and Multilingualism 22310.0 Chapter overview 22410.1 Who is a bilingual? Definitions of bilingualism and multilingualism 22410.2 Bilingual development 22810.3 Bilingual lexical representation and lexical access 23410.4 Bilingual cognition10.5 Multilingualism 24110.6 Summing up 242Key concepts 243Self-assessment questions 243Discussion questions 244Exercises/Project ideas 244Further reading and viewing 245References 24611 Concluding Words 251Epilogue 252Glossary 255Index 267