Theory Construction in Second Language Acquisition - Couverture souple

Jordan, Geoff

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1588114821 ISBN 13 : 9781588114822

Editeur : John Benjamins Pub Co, 2004

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Recently, many SLA researchers have adopted a postmodernist approach which challenges the assumption that SLA research is a rationalist, scientific endeavour. The resulting epistemological arguments, plus problems of theory proliferation, contradicting theories, and theory domain, hinder progress towards a unified theory of SLA. Theory Construction in SLA addresses these problems by returning to first principles; it asks whether there is such a thing as reliable knowledge, what is special about scientific method, and how we can best explain SLA. It is the first book to use the philosophy of science in order to examine the epistemological underpinnings of SLA research and evaluate rival theories of SLA. Part One explores the central issues in the philosophy of science, defends rationality against relativists, and offers Guidelines for theory assessment. Part Two examines different theories of SLA and evaluates them in terms of how well they stand up to the Guidelines.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Benjamins Pub Co
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1588114821
• ISBN 13: 9781588114822
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 285
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible