Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course
- ISBN-10
- 1135602220
- ISBN-13
- 9781135602222
- Series
- Second Language Acquisition
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 616
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-01-31
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- Susan M. Gass, Larry Selinker
Description
A clear and accessible introductory textbook on second language acquisition research, focusing on methodological issues, L1 influence, theories of second language research, interlanguage issues, L2 input, nonlinguistic factors, affecting L2 acquisition, instructed SLA, and the role of the lexicon. It is intended for UG or G students who have little or no background in SLA research but do have a basic grounding in general linguistics. Each chapter has exercises and a list of references.
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