Language acquisition

Originally published in 1924, this sixth edition published in 1930 is thoroughly revised and updated to take account of the important advances in the field of child psychology at the time.

Explicating clearly and concisely the full implication of a praxis-oriented language pedagogy, this book argues for an approach to language teaching grounded in a significant scientific theory of human learning-a stance that rejects the consumer approach to theory and the dichotomy between theory and practice that dominates SLA and language teaching.

This book presents an empirical study to develop and validate a proficiency scale of business English writing in the Chinese tertiary context.

This edited book brings together contributions from scholars in different international and educational contexts to take a critical look at the design and implementation of second language Study Abroad Research (SAR).

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Listening offers a state-of-the-art, systematic discussion of the role of listening in second language acquisition (SLA) and use.

Essentials of SLA for L2 Teachers: A Transdisciplinary Framework presents an accessible and comprehensive account of current understandings of second language acquisition (SLA) geared towards those studying to become L2 teachers.

Pete and Jem are having lots of fun playing in the snow until they run into each other and fall over.

This volume showcases original, agenda-setting studies in the field of learner corpus research of both spoken and written production.

This edited volume brings together several original studies that critically examine the quantitative and qualitative effects of service-learning (SL) on foreign and second language learning, and its impact on communities, learners, pre-service teacher candidates, and faculty-researchers.

This handbook provides a critical guide to the most central proposition in modern linguistics: the notion, generally known as Universal Grammar, that a universal set of structural principles underlies the grammatical diversity of the world's languages.

An incisive account of the relationship between language and identity, illuminating the role of language in racism, sexism, colonialism and similar social forces.

This practice-focused guide introduces The SmartStart Toolbox as a remedial program to help mental health professionals and adoptive parents promote the educational and social development of internationally adopted children aged 4-8.

Developed directly with the IB to be fully integrated with the revised MYP Language Acquisition framework, for first teaching in 2020.

Originally published in 1982, the editors felt that their field was clearly in need of explanatory accounts for many different areas.

This essay attempts to show how a second language is acquired by very young children in the process of socialization with other children.

This volume covers state-of-the-art research in the field of crosslinguistic approaches to the psychology of language.

Second-language Discourse in the Digital World illustrates a new, practice-driven approach to technology in second-language (L2) learning that begins with what L2 users do when they connect with others online.

This book introduces a new framework for analyzing second language (L2) learners' written texts.

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Technology-mediated communication cannot help but inform our literacies.

The Interactional Instinct (Oxford University Press, 2009) argued that the ubiquitous acquisition of language by all normal children was the result of a biologically-based drive for infants and children to attach, bond, and affiliate with conspecifics in an attempt to become like them.

Research in Heritage Speaker Bilingualism unites diverse methodological perspectives on heritage language research, offering insights into key research questions, experimental designs, research techniques, and instruments used to investigate heritage languages.

Originally published in 1979, this volume represented a unique attempt to connect the usually separated fields of infancy studies and studies of older children.

Past studies of family language socialization often focus on children's verbal communication skills and are conducted from the parents' perspective.

This book explores emotions and affect in language learning during total lockdown during the early phase of the COVID 19 pandemic when all teaching and learning activities had to transition online.

Now in a fifth edition, this bestselling introductory textbook remains the cornerstone volume for the study of second language acquisition (SLA).

The subject of this two part work is the acquisition of language structure in which the development of syntax and morphology is examined by investigations on children without language problems and on children with developmental dysphasia.

English as a Foreign Language in Saudi Arabia: New Insights into Teaching and Learning English offers a detailed discussion of key aspects of teaching and learning English in the Saudi context and offers a comprehensive overview of related research authored or co-authored by Saudi researchers.

This volume presents a collection of new articles that investigate the acquisition of Romance languages across different acquisition contexts as well as refine and propose new theoretical constructs such as complexity of linguistic features as a relevant factor forming children's, adults', and bilinguals' acquisition of syntactical, morphological, and phonological structures.

Developmental language disorders (DLD) occur when a child fails to develop his or her native language often for no apparent reason.

Teaching Literature in the World Language Classroom presents a five-stage methodology for teaching literature in language curriculum that repurposes Bloom's original and revised taxonomy to promote the language acquisition process and spark other types of learning.

Grounded in state-of-the-art research, this book explores how English language learners develop both the oral language and literacy skills necessary for school success.

This book syntheses cutting-edge research on the role of individual differences (IDs) in the field of SLA and in computer assisted language learning.

From Orthography to Pedagogy pays tribute to Richard L.

Conventional metaphorical expressions are widely used by native speakers in everyday language and have received extensive attention in theoretical semantics and cognitive linguistics.

Wu's book provides an innovative perspective on, and recommendations for, the major aspects of second language (L2) teaching from a Hegelian anthro-philosophical perspective.

Frequency has been identified as one of the most influential factors in language processing, and plays a major role in usage-based models of language learning and language change.

This edited collection addresses the link between second language pragmatics (including interlanguage and intercultural) research and English language education.