{"product_id":"introducing-second-language-acquisition-9780470658031","title":"Introducing Second Language Acquisition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroducing Second Language Acquisition: Perspectives and Practices\u003c\/i\u003e represents a clear and concise introduction to the main concepts, issues, and debates in second language acquisition studies aimed specifically at undergraduates encountering the topic for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFollows six fictitious language learners throughout the text whose stories serve to introduce various concepts and issues\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains specific chapters on first language acquisition and bilingualism, as well as explicit references to the most recent and important research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers key topics including acquisition contexts, theoretical perspectives, language teaching methods, second language development, and individual differences (such as age, aptitude, and motivation)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGrabs student attention with lighthearted cartoons that illustrate and reinforce key ideas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a full range of pedagogical tools to aid student learning, including language learning in practice \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments xi  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 First Language Acquisition 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.0 Chapter overview 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 From sound to word 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 From word to sentence 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Theoretical views 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 First language vs second language acquisition 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Summing up 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey concepts 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises\/Project ideas 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading and viewing 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Language Learning Contexts 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.0 Chapter overview 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Naturalistic contexts 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Instructed learning 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Summing up 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey concepts 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises\/Project ideas 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading and viewing 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Theoretical Perspectives: Past and Present 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.0 Chapter overview 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Contrastive analysis 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Error analysis 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Universal Grammar 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 The Monitor Model\/Input Hypothesis 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Information processing\/cognitive approach 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Processing-related hypotheses 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Emergentism and usage-based approaches 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 The Sociocultural approach 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 Summing up 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey concepts 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises\/Project ideas 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading and viewing 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Teaching Approaches and Instructional Issues 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.0 Chapter overview 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Historical and current perspectives on language teaching 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Classroom instructional issues 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Summing up 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey concepts 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises\/Project ideas 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading and viewing 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Second Language Development 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.0 Chapter overview 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Common processes and infl uences 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 L2 development across linguistic sub-areas 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Investigating learner language: Language corpora 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Summing up 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey concepts 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises\/Project ideas 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading and viewing 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Age Factor 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.0 Chapter overview 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 The  critical period hypothesis 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Abnormal instances: Children raised in isolation 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Empirical studies 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Exceptional cases 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Summing up 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey concepts 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises\/Project ideas 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading and viewing 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Individual Differences 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.0 Chapter overview 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Intelligence 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Language learning aptitude 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Attitudes and motivation 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Personality 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Learning style and cognitive style 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Learning strategies 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Summing up 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey concepts 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises\/Project ideas 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading and viewing 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Bilingualism 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.0 Chapter overview 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Who is a bilingual? Defi nitions of bilingualism 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Bilingual development 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Bilingual lexical representation and lexical access 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Bilingual cognition 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Summing up 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey concepts 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises\/Project ideas 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading and viewing 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Concluding Words 251\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 267\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402391560535,"sku":"9780470658031","price":85.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470658031.jpg?v=1730480257","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/introducing-second-language-acquisition-9780470658031","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}