Ortega, Lourdes
Understanding Second Language Acquisition (Understanding Language)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780340905593
- author:
- Ortega, Lourdes
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Hodder Arnold
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 156mm X 234mm
- Genre:
- LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Understanding Second Language Acquisition by Lourdes Ortega offers a comprehensive survey of the field of second language acquisition. This book provides an overview of the accumulated findings and proposed theories, as well as developed research paradigms and pending questions for the future. The author evaluates the research findings across diverse naturalistic and formal contexts for second language acquisition, considering universal, individual, and social forces. The book assumes no background in SLA and includes helpful chapter-by-chapter summaries and suggestions for further reading. Ideal for students of applied linguistics, foreign language education, TESOL, and education, as well as those studying linguistics, developmental psycholinguistics, psychology, and cognitive science, this textbook is accompanied by supporting resources available free at
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