Second Language Learning Theories - Couverture rigide

Mitchell, Rosamond; Myles, Florence; Marsden, Emma

 
9781138671409: Second Language Learning Theories

Synopsis

Written by a team of leading experts working in different SLA specialisms, this fourth edition is a clear and concise introduction to the main theories of second language acquisition (SLA) from multiple perspectives, comprehensively updated to reflect the very latest developments SLA research in recent years.

The book covers all the main theoretical perspectives currently active in SLA and sets each chapter within a broader framework. Each chapter examines the claims and scope of each theory and how each views language, the learner and the acquisition process, supplemented by summaries of key studies and data examples from a variety of languages. Chapters end with an evaluative summary of the theories discussed. Key features to this fourth edition include updated accounts of developments in cognitive approaches to second language (L2) learning, the implications of advances in generative linguistics and the "social turn" in L2 research, with re-worked chapters on functional, sociocultural and sociolinguistic perspectives, and an entirely new chapter on theory integration, in addition to updated examples using new studies.

Second Language Learning Theories continues to be an essential resource for graduate students in second language acquisition.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l?auteur

Rosamond Mitchell is Emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Southampton, UK.

Florence Myles is Professor of Second Language Acquisition at the University of Essex, UK.

Emma Marsden is Professor at the Centre for Research into Language Learning and Use at the University of York, UK.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9781138671416: Second Language Learning Theories

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  113867141X ISBN 13 :  9781138671416
Editeur : Routledge, 2019
Couverture souple