In many ways, this edited volume can be read as a showcase for the state of affairs in SLA research. It exemplifies what makes current SLA work so energetic and vibrant, topically and methodologically innovative, insightful in its results, and intellectually and episteologically expansive in its implications and significance beyond second language acquisition. - Applied Linguistics This text brings together the work of scholars attempting to extend Vygotsky's theory to second language research. The papers included, are organized according to three of the major topics of interest in Vygotskian research: zone of proximal development, inner and private speech, and activity theory. All of the papers report on the results of empirical research carried on in these three areas. Readers will recognize the potential sociocultural theory and research has for developing a fuller understanding of L2 learning and use.
Although ineffective learners were less specific with respect to reporting
particular language learning strategies than effective ones, a clear pattern is
nevertheless revealed in the preceding analysis. While ineffective language
learners appear ...
Part of the "Cognitive Science and Second language Acquisition" series, this volume provides an overview of the field, and proposes an integrative model of how L2 speech is produced. It examines how research on second language and bilingual speech production can be grounded in L1 research conducted in cognitive science and in psycholinguistics.
When investigating how automatic processing works in language production,one
hastoface several problems.The first ofthese isthat researchers greatly disagree
on what is meant by automaticity, and as a result, they often hold conflicting ...
This book provides a critical overview of recent classroom-centred research and its implications for the teaching and learning of languages giving new insights into how languages are learned and what the effects of classroom instruction are.
teaching. To conclude this review, the major findings of the research will be
summarized, and implications for further research and teaching in second language classrooms will be suggested. Despite the obvious increase in amount
of ...