Language Acquisition

Silence is a key pedagogical issue in language education. Seen by some as a space for thinking and reflection during the learning process, for othe...

This book brings together theoretical and empirical approaches to second language (L2) fluency and provides a state-of-the-art overview of current ...

This book investigates the interplay of language, emotion and gender in a multilingual context and provides rich insights into the complexities of ...

This book brings together contributions from the leaders of the language learning motivation field. The varied chapters demonstrate how Gardners wo...

This book brings together contributions from the leaders of the language learning motivation field. The varied chapters demonstrate how Gardners wo...

This book unites a range of emerging topics in the burgeoning transdisciplinary fields of second language acquisition and interculturality in a stu...

This book provides critical perspectives on issues relating to writing norms and assessment, as well as writing proficiency development, and sugges...

Directed motivational currents (DMCs) are goal-directed motivational surges in pursuit of a much-desired personal outcome. This book introduces the...

Directed motivational currents (DMCs) are goal-directed motivational surges in pursuit of a much-desired personal outcome. This book introduces the...

This book offers new insights into the language gains of adult learners enrolled in an English-medium instruction (EMI) degree programme. It provid...

This book provides critical perspectives on issues relating to writing norms and assessment, as well as writing proficiency development, and sugges...

Through the application of self-determination theory (SDT) to research and practice, this book deepens our understanding of how autonomous language...

This book provides a holistic overview of what leads to success in foreign language learning at an early age and deepens our understanding of early...

This book is a study of modern Bengali words based on the data obtained from a corpus of written texts. The author has used all kinds of data, info...

When humans learn languages, are they also learning how to create shared meaning? In The Usage-based Study of Language Learning and Multilingualism...

Erika Hoff's LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, 5th Edition communicates both the content and the excitement of this quickly evolving field. By presenting a bal...

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Listening offers a state-of-the-art, systematic discussion of the role of listening in se...

This multidisciplinary approach to cultural mediation brings together insights from anthropology, sociology, linguistics and intercultural communic...

Polysemous lexical items have multiple senses associated with a single form, and these senses are interrelated. Polysemy is a universal and omnipre...

This book addresses fundamental questions regarding the relationships between successful language learning and strategy use and development, accord...

This book addresses fundamental questions regarding the relationships between successful language learning and strategy use and development, accord...

This comprehensive guide to research and debate centres around language learning in childhood, the age factor and the different contexts where lang...

This book offers a comprehensive account of the phonological structure of modern Turkish within the framework of recent linguistic models. While ph...