Language Acquisition

This edited volume brings together scholars from various disciplines to discuss how language is used by, for, and about refugees in the United Stat...

This collection addresses issues of authenticity in second language contexts from a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches along thre...

This book fills an existing gap in language learning motivation research by examining the applications of current motivational theories and models ...

This book evaluates a project where formal classroom learning of a second language was supplemented with informal, natural interactions with older ...

Positive psychology is the scientific study of how human beings prosper and thrive. This is the first book in SLA dedicated to theories in positive...

This book evaluates a project where formal classroom learning of a second language was supplemented with informal, natural interactions with older ...

This book introduces an innovative collection of easy-to-use computer programs that have been developed to measure and model vocabulary knowledge. ...

This book is open access under a CC BY licence. It spans the areas of assessment, second language acquisition (SLA) and pronunciation and examines ...

This book fills an existing gap in language learning motivation research by examining the applications of current motivational theories and models ...

This book investigates the acquisition of sociolinguistic knowledge in the early elementary school years of a Mandarin-English two-way immersion pr...

Taking a psycholinguistic perspective, this book investigates how second language (L2) learners pragmatic abilities in English can be measured. It ...

Taking a psycholinguistic perspective, this book investigates how second language (L2) learners pragmatic abilities in English can be measured. It ...

This book presents the findings of an in-depth qualitative longitudinal investigation into the willingness to communicate (WTC) of individuals who,...

This book presents the findings of an in-depth qualitative longitudinal investigation into the willingness to communicate (WTC) of individuals who,...

The study of linguistic landscapes, the analysis and interpretation of the relationships between languages and spaces, is a blooming field in curre...

This book presents a comprehensive and detailed study of literacy practices and language use outside of the classroom by university students of Jap...

People are increasingly reaching the so-called third age, a period when seniors search for a renewed purpose to life and spend time undertaking act...

Task-based language teaching is now a well-established pedagogic approach but problematic issues remain, such as whether it is appropriate for all ...

Task-based language teaching (TBLT) is an innovative approach to language teaching which emphasises the importance of engaging learners' natural ab...

This edited volume investigates the nature and possible applications of an expanded and reconceptualized theoretical construct of speaking as a dyn...

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

Vestiges of monolingual bias are present in the portrayal of study abroad as an idealized monolingual immersion experience and the steps many progr...

This book investigates the effects of foreign language anxiety (FLA) on young language learners, using as a basis for observation the early childho...