The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Individual Differences

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The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Individual Differences provides a thorough, in-depth discussion of the theory, research, and pedagogy pertaining to the role individual difference (ID) factors play in second language acquisition (SLA). It goes beyond the traditional repertoire and includes 32 chapters covering a full spectrum of topics on learners' cognitive, conative, affective, and demographic/sociocultural variation. The volume examines IDs from two perspectives: one is how each ID variable is associated with learning behaviors, processes, and outcomes; the other is how each domain of SLA, such as vocabulary or reading, is affected by clusters of ID variables. The volume also includes a section on the common methods used in ID research, including data elicitation instruments such as surveys, interviews, and psychometric testing, as well as methods of data analysis such as structural equation modeling. The book is a must-read for any second language researcher or applied linguist interested in investigating the effects of IDs on language learning, and for any educator interested in taking account of learners' individual differences to maximize the effects of second language instruction. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables About the Editors List of Contributors Authors of Theoretical Excerpts Foreword by Rod Ellis Part 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition: Theory, Research, and Practice Part 2 Cognitive Differences Chapter 2 Explicit and Implicit Language Aptitudes Chapter 3 Working Memory Chapter 4 Declarative and Procedural Memory as Predictors of Second Language Development Chapter 5 Learning Styles and Strategies Chapter 6 Metacognition Part 3 Conative Differences Chapter 7 Motivation Chapter 8 Mindsets Chapter 9 Goal Complexes Chapter 10 Willingness to Communicate Part 4 Affective Differences Chapter 11 Anxiety Chapter 12 Enjoyment Chapter 13 Self-Efficacy Chapter 14 Learner Beliefs Part 5 Sociocultural and Demographic Differences Chapter 15 Identity Chapter 16 Age Part 6 Individual Difference Factors for Aspects of Second Language Learning Chapter 17 Individual Difference Factors for Second Language Pronunciation Chapter 18 Individual Difference Factors for Second Language Vocabulary Chapter 19 Individual Difference Factors for Second Language Grammar Chapter 20 Individual Difference Factors for Second Language Pragmatics Chapter 21 Individual Difference Factors for Second Language Listening Chapter 22 Individual Difference Factors for Second Language Speaking Chapter 23 Individual Difference Factors for Second Language Reading Chapter 24 Individual Difference Factors for Second Language Writing Part 7 Research Methods Chapter 25 Surveys Chapter 26 Narrative Methods Chapter 27 Ethnography Chapter 28 Eye-Tracking Chapter 29 Psychometric Assessments Chapter 30 Measures of Implicit Attitudes Chapter 31 Methods for Complexity Theory in Individual Differences Research Chapter 32 Structural Equation Modeling and Factor Analysis Index