This book contains papers that were written to honor Professor Lyn Frazier on the occasion of her retirement from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Covering both theoretical and practical approaches, Writing the Research Paper guides students studying in English as a second or additional language through the skills necessary for success in university-level writing and research.
Presenting comprehensive research conducted with learners and educators in a range of settings, this volume showcases self-reflection as a powerful tool to enhance student learning.
The study of speech errors, or "e;slips of the tongue,"e; is a time-honored methodology which serves as a window to the representation and processing of language and has proven to be the most reliable source of data for building theories of speech production planning.
Despite the common association between authenticity and motivation in language learning, there does not currently exist a single volume exploring these connections.
As the first text to present, in one place, a comprehensive and systematic overview of Spanish language acquisition research, The Acquisition of Spanish: A Research Overview in Multilingual Learning Contexts discusses a range of theoretical perspectives that outline issues surrounding language learning and the gaps in its research and teaching.
Interest in cognitive development has been resurgent in recent years as a result of continuing improvements in technology and the new methods of research these enable.
This book, written for both seasoned and novice researchers, presents a theory of what is called Basic and Higher Language Cognition (BLC and HLC), a theory aimed at making some fundamental issues concerning first and second language learning and bilingualism (more) empirical.
This edited volume provides innovative insights into how critical language pedagogy and taboo topics can inform and transform the teaching and learning of foreign languages.
This book illustrates the latest developments in literacy and language assessment in the digital context, and subsequently presents a rigorous validation study on a newly proposed form of assessment (scenario-based assessment, SBA) that seeks to respond to the contextual change of literacy activities.
This book is the supporting guide for Speech Bubbles 2, an exciting series created for speech language therapists and pathologists, parents and caregivers, teachers and other professionals working with children who have delayed or disordered speech sound development.
This book reviews recent research on the second language acquisition of meaning with a view of establishing whether there is a critical period for the acquisition of compositional semantics.
This collection of twelve papers demonstrates that the concepts developed within the Cognitive Linguistics movement afford an insightful perspective on several important areas of second language acquisition and pedagogy.
Now in its sixth edition, this bestselling textbook remains the cornerstone for the study of second language acquisition, providing a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to SLA.
Die kognitive Linguistik behandelt linguistische Phänomene wie die Grammatik nicht nur unter formalen Aspekten, sondern im Hinblick auf allgemeine kognitive, perzeptive und körperliche Fähigkeiten des Menschen.
Drawing on video recordings and transcripts from a wide range of L2 teaching contexts, The Practical Nature of L2 Teaching presents a comprehensive examination of eight sets of specialized actions and action sequences involved in whole group instruction.
Sprachliche Heterogenität in der Schule sowie der lehr- und ausbildungspraktische Umgang mit ihr sind zu einem der wichtigsten Querschnittsthemen der Lehrkräftebildung avanciert.
Originally published in 1991, this volume contains critical state-of-the-art essays on significant aspects of children's development and developmental inquiry.
Chan's exploration of the acquisition of English grammar and phonology by Cantonese learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) offers insights into the specific challenges that learners often encounter and posits ways to help them overcome those challenges.
This edited volume provides innovative insights into how critical language pedagogy and taboo topics can inform and transform the teaching and learning of foreign languages.
This volume connects the latest research on language acquisition across the lifespan with the explanation of language change in specific sociohistorical settings.
This PALART volume makes an original addition to the Series as it opens a stimulating window on the Asia-Pacific region of the world by bringing together a great deal of empirical and theoretical new work in Second Language Acquisition within the Processability Theory (PT) framework.
