The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition

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Part I: Language in context. Interactionist approach / Alison Mackey, Rebekha Abbuhl, and Susan Gass ; The role of feedback / Shawn Loewen ; Variationist perspectives / Bob Bayley and Elaine Tarone ; Sociocultural theory : a dialectical approach to L2 research / James P. Lantolf ; Complexity theory / Diane Larsen-Freeman -- Part II: Linguistic perspectives. Second language phonology / Fred R. Eckman ; Linguistic approaches to second language morphosyntax / Donna Lardiere ; L2 semantics / Roumyana Slabakova ; Pragmatics in second language acquisition / Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig ; Vocabulary / Batia Laufer and I.S.P. Nation -- Part III: Psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic perspectives. Second language processing / Norman Segalowitz and Pavel Trofimovich ; Frequency-based accounts of second language acquisition / Nick C. Ellis ; The logic of the unified model / Brian MacWhinney ; Processability theory / Manfred Pienemann and Jörg-U. Keßler ; Attention and awareness in second language acquisition / Peter Robinson, Alison Mackey, Susan M. Gass, and Richard Schmidt ; Input processing / Bill VanPatten ; The neurocognition of second language / Kara Morgan-Short and Michael T. Ullman -- Part IV. Skill learning. Development of second language reading skills / Keiko Koda ; The acquisition of second language writing / Charlene Polio ; Second language speech production / Lucy Pickering ; Second language speech perception : a cross-disciplinary perspective on challenges and accomplishments / Debra M. Hardison ; Speaking and writing tasks and their effects on second language performance / Folkert Kuiken and Ineke Vedder -- Part V: Individual differences. Language aptitude / Peter Skehan ; Motivation / Ema Ushioda and Zoltán Dörnyei ; Identity, agency, and second language acquisition / Patricia A. Duff ; Working memory and SLA / John N. Williams ; Age effects in second language learning / Robert DeKeyser ; The role of educational level, literacy and orality in L2 learning / Martha Bigelow and Jill Watson ; Fossilization : a classic concern of SLA research / ZhaoHong Han ; Heritage languages and L2 learning / Olga Kagan and Kathleen Dillon ; Advanced language proficiency / Heidi Byrnes -- Part VI: The setting for learning. Learning through immersion during study abroad / Sally Sieloff Magnan and Barbara A. Lafford ; Classroom research / Jessica Williams ; Language learning through technology / Trude Heift and Carol A. Chapelle -- Part VII: Conclusion : Assessment of L2 knowledge. Assessing learner knowledge / John Norris and Lourdes Ortega -- Glossary.;This handbook brings together 50 leading international figures in the field to produce a state-of-the-art overview of second language acquisition. Part I: Language in context. Interactionist approach / Alison Mackey, Rebekha Abbuhl, and Susan Gass The role of feedback / Shawn Loewen Variationist perspectives / Bob Bayley and Elaine Tarone Sociocultural theory : a dialectical approach to L2 research / James P. Lantolf Complexity theory / Diane Larsen-Freeman -- Part II: Linguistic perspectives. Second language phonology / Fred R. Eckman Linguistic approaches to second language morphosyntax / Donna Lardiere L2 semantics / Roumyana Slabakova Pragmatics in second language acquisition / Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig Vocabulary / Batia Laufer and I.S.P. Nation -- Part III: Psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic perspectives. Second language processing / Norman Segalowitz and Pavel Trofimovich Frequency-based accounts of second language acquisition / Nick C. Ellis The logic of the unified model / Brian MacWhinney Processability theory / Manfred Pienemann and Jörg-U. Keßler Attention and awareness in second language acquisition / Peter Robinson, Alison Mackey, Susan M. Gass, and Richard Schmidt Input processing / Bill VanPatten The neurocognition of second language / Kara Morgan-Short and Michael T. Ullman -- Part IV. Skill learning. Development of second language reading skills / Keiko Koda The acquisition of second language writing / Charlene Polio Second language speech production / Lucy Pickering Second language speech perception : a cross-disciplinary perspective on challenges and accomplishments / Debra M. Hardison Speaking and writing tasks and their effects on second language performance / Folkert Kuiken and Ineke Vedder -- Part V: Individual differences. Language aptitude / Peter Skehan Motivation / Ema Ushioda and Zoltán Dörnyei Identity, agency, and second language acquisition / Patricia A. Duff Working memory and SLA / John N. Williams Age effects in second language learning / Robert DeKeyser The role of educational level, literacy and orality in L2 learning / Martha Bigelow and Jill Watson Fossilization : a classic concern of SLA research / ZhaoHong Han Heritage languages and L2 learning / Olga Kagan and Kathleen Dillon Advanced language proficiency / Heidi Byrnes -- Part VI: The setting for learning. Learning through immersion during study abroad / Sally Sieloff Magnan and Barbara A. Lafford Classroom research / Jessica Williams Language learning through technology / Trude Heift and Carol A. Chapelle -- Part VII: Conclusion : Assessment of L2 knowledge. Assessing learner knowledge / John Norris and Lourdes Ortega -- Glossary.