Multiple perspectives on interaction : second language research in honor of Susan M. Gass

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This collection in honor of Susan M. Gass focuses on interaction in second language acquisition from multiple perspectives. It includes contributions from many international experts in the field of SLA, providing new insights, explanations, discussion, and suggestions for further research. The goal of this collection is to provide an enriching discussion of how the interaction research tradition is viewed in a range of different approaches to learning and teaching second languages. Read more... Content: Introduction / Alison Mackey and Charlene Polio -- The psycholinguistics of the interaction approach / Nick Ellis -- A variationist perspective on the interaction approach / Elaine Tarone -- Languaging in collaborative writing : creation of and response to expertise / Lindsay Brooks and Merrill Swain -- Creating pressure in task pedagogy : the joint roles of field, purpose and engagement within the interaction / Martin Bygate and Virginia Samuda -- Motivational processing in interactional tasks / Zoltán Dörnyei and Wen-Ta Tseng -- How young is too young? : investigating negotiation of meaning and feedback in children aged five to seven / Rhonda Oliver -- Interaction research in second/foreign language classrooms / Nina Spada and Patsy M. Lightbown -- Recasts in multiple response focus on form episodes / Shawn Loewen -- Revealing the nature of SCMC interaction / Bryan Smith -- Interaction and attention to form in L2 text-based computer-mediated communication / Lourdes Ortega -- Epilogue : exploring the intricacies of interaction and language development / Jeneffer Philp. Abstract: This collection in honor of Susan M. Gass focuses on interaction in second language acquisition from multiple perspectives. It includes contributions from many international experts in the field of SLA, providing new insights, explanations, discussion, and suggestions for further research. The goal of this collection is to provide an enriching discussion of how the interaction research tradition is viewed in a range of different approaches to learning and teaching second languages