Language Acquisition

This book explores how young childrens language development is intricately connected to the context in which it takes place. The term context not o...

This collection highlights diverse epistemological perspectives in original research on the important role of multimodality in second language cont...

This book aims to bridge the gap in investigations into the acquisition of phonology from a multilingual perspective. In order to fully understand ...

Study abroad (SA) as a domain of inquiry in the field of Applied Linguistics has been approached from a variety of different perspectives. Although...

Ever faced challenges motivating clients to participate in speech therapy practice at home? Directing parents to helpful resources that reinforce a...

Emerging from a critical analysis of the glocal power of English and how it relates to academic literacy and culturally responsive pedagogy, this b...

This volume is a concise introduction to the lively ongoing debate between formalist and functionalist approaches to the study of language. The boo...

Second Language Teacher Prosody focuses on the prosodic characteristics of input in L2 Spanish classrooms. Readers are led through descriptions and...

The relationship between the individual and the community is at the core of sociolinguistic theorizing. To date, most longitudinal research has bee...

This text illustrates the crucial role of the mother tongue literacy in second language acquisition by presenting findings from a comparative study...

As an issue of controversy, corrective or negative feedback has been a much debated and investigated topic in theory and research on second-languag...

Wus book provides an innovative perspective on, and recommendations for, the major aspects of second language (L2) teaching from a Hegelian anthro-...

This book highlights the roles of several individual difference (ID) variables on the language learning process, exploring them from both the stude...

This book highlights the roles of several individual difference (ID) variables on the language learning process, exploring them from both the stude...

Corpus Linguistics for Writing Development provides a practical introduction to using corpora in the study of first and second language learners wr...

Researching Creativity in Second Language Acquisition explains the links between creativity and second language learning and how to propel the rese...

Language in Children provides a concise and basic introduction for students studying child language acquisition for the first time. Starting from t...

The Diagnosis of Reading in a Second or Foreign Language explores the implications of language assessment research on classroom-based assessment pr...

Taguchi and Roever present the latest developments in second language pragmatics research, combining acquisitional and sociolinguistic perspectives...

Gender diversity and the fact that gender is subject to perpetual renegotiations have become part of teachers and students lives. This volume tackl...

This book introduces the main concepts of pragmatics as they relate to the young English language learner classroom and research with young second ...

This book introduces the main concepts of pragmatics as they relate to the young English language learner classroom and research with young second ...

This collection is a comprehensive resource on the state of second language vocabulary learning today, building on earlier studies to spotlight the...

The author uses a theoretical account rooted in TEFL, language acquisition and educational psychology to provide the basis for the development of a...