Mind and Context in Adult Second Language Acquisition
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Adult second language acquisition
Adult SLA
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FL
FL learning
FL pedagogy
Foreign language
Foreign language instruction
L2
L2 learning
L2 pedagogy
Language acquisition
Language instruction
Language learning
Language pedagogy
Psycholinguistics
Second language acquisition
SLA
SLA pedagogy
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- ISBN 9781589010703
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 02 Nov 2005
- Publisher: Georgetown University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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How do people learn nonnative languages? And is there one part or function of our brains solely dedicated to language processing, or do we apply our general information-processing abilities when learning a new language? In this book, an interdisciplinary collaboration of scholars and researchers presents an overview of the latter approach to adult second language acquisition and brings together, for the first time, a comprehensive picture of the latest research on this subject. Clearly organized into four distinct but integrated parts, "Mind and Context in Adult Second Language Acquisition" first provides an introduction to information-processing approaches and the tools for students to understand the data. The next sections explain factors that affect language learning, both internal (attention and awareness, individual differences, and the neural bases of language acquisition) and external (input, interaction, and pedagogical interventions). It concludes by looking at two pedagogical applications: processing instruction and content based instruction.
This important and timely volume is a must-read for students of language learning, second language acquisition, and linguists who want to better understand the information-processing approaches to learning a non-primary language. This book will also be of immense interest to language scholars, program directors, teachers, and administrators in both second language acquisition and cognitive psychology.
Cristina Sanz is an associate professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Georgetown University.
