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Second Language Acquisition eBook Series

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  • Approaching Language Transfer through Text Classification

    Explorations in the Detection-based Approach

    Edited by Dr. Scott Jarvis, Scott A. Crossley ...
    Series Book 64 - Second Language Acquisition
    Recent work has pointed to the need for a detection-based approach to transfer capable of discovering elusive crosslinguistic effects through the use of human judges and computer classifiers that can learn to predict learners’ language backgrounds based on their patterns of language use. This book addresses that need. It details the nature of the detection-based approach, discusses how this ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

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  • The Acquisition of L2 Phonology

    by Arabski, Janusz and Wojtaszek, Adam (eds) ...
    The Acquisition of L2 Phonology is a wide-ranging new collection which explores various aspects of the acquisition of an L2 phonological system. It covers L2 speech production and perception, theoretical conceptualisations of L2 phonology acquisition, and the importance of the mastery of highly intelligible pronunciation as an important component of L2 education. ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Implicit and Explicit Knowledge in Second Language Learning, Testing and Teaching

    by Dr. Rod Ellis, Shawn Loewen, Prof. Catherine Elder, Dr. Hayo Reinders, Rosemary Erlam, Jenefer Philp ...
    Series Book 42 - Second Language Acquisition
    The implicit/ explicit distinction is central to our understanding of the nature of L2 acquisition. This book begins with an account of how this distinction applies to L2 learning, knowledge and instruction. It then reports a series of studies describing the development of a battery of tests providing relatively discrete measurements of L2 explicit/ implicit knowledge. These tests were then ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Psychology for Language Learning

    Insights from Research, Theory and Practice

    Edited by S. Mercer, S. Ryan, M. Williams ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Offering a timely snapshot of current theory and research in the field of psychology in foreign language learning, this book is accessible to both specialists and non-specialists. Each chapter focuses on a different psychological construct and provides an overview of current thinking in the area drawing on insights from educational psychology. ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Revision Cognitive and Instructional Processes

    Cognitive and Instructional Processes

    Edited by Pierre Largy, Linda Allal, L. Chanquoy ...
    Series Book 13 - Studies in Writing
    Revision Revisited LINDA ALLAL* & LUCILE CHANQUOY** *University ofGeneva, SWitzerland, **UniversityofNantes, France Revision is a fundamental component of the writing process. So fundamental that for some specialists writing is largely a matter of revising, or as Murray (1978) stated, "Writing is rewriting..." (p. 85). Experience with writing does not, however, automatically translate into ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Code Choice in the Language Classroom

    by Prof. Glenn S. Levine ...
    Code Choice in the Language Classroom argues that the foreign language classroom is and should be regarded as a multilingual community of practice rather than as a perpetually deficient imitator of an exclusive second-language environment. From a sociocultural and ecological perspective, Levine guides the reader through a theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical treatment of the important roles of ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Intercultural Learning in Modern Language Education

    Expanding Meaning-Making Potentials

    by Dr. Erin Kearney ...
    Series Book 28 - Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education
    Winner of the 2015-16 Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize awarded by the Modern Language AssociationMany educators aim to engage students in deeply meaningful learning in the language classroom, often facing challenges to connect the students with the culture of the language they are learning. This book aims to demonstrate that substantial intercultural learning can and does occur in the modern language ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Reconceptualising Authenticity for English as a Global Language

    by Richard S. Pinner ...
    Series Book 102 - Second Language Acquisition
    This book examines the concept of authentic English in today’s world, where cultures are in constant interaction and the English language works as a binding agent for many cross-cultural exchanges. It offers a comprehensive review of decades of debate around authenticity in language teaching and learning and attempts to synthesise the complexities by presenting them as a continuum. This continuum ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Demotivation in Second Language Acquisition

    Insights from Japan

    by Keita Kikuchi ...
    Series Book 90 - Second Language Acquisition
    SLA literature tends to focus predominantly on what motivates language learners, but what demotivates them has not been widely discussed. This book, focusing exclusively on demotivation, will help readers to understand motivational issues from a different perspective. The aims of the work are threefold: to present the current developments of demotivation research in the field of SLA and bridge ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Multiple Perspectives on the Self in SLA

    Edited by Sarah Mercer, Marion Williams ...
    Series Book 73 - Second Language Acquisition
    Instead of viewing different perspectives on the self as competing with each other and considering one perspective on the self as being inherently ‘better’ than another, this book takes the view that a fuller, more comprehensive picture of the self in SLA can be gained by examining and combining insights from different perspectives. This original collection of papers thus attempts to provide a ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Learning Chinese as a Heritage Language

    An Australian Perspective

    by Guanglun Michael Mu ...
    Series Book 162 - Multilingual Matters
    This book explores the fascinating topic of heritage language learning, looking in particular at Chinese Australians’ learning of Chinese. The author studies the investment, challenges and benefits of heritage language learning across varied contexts including school, work, home and in the community. The book investigates how Chinese Australians navigate and negotiate their Chineseness and how ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Der C-Test: Aktuelle Tendenzen / The C-Test: Current Trends

    Aktuelle Tendenzen / Current Trends

    Edited by Rüdiger Grotjahn ...
    Series Book 34 - Language Testing and Evaluation
    C-Tests bestehen aus mehreren kurzen Texten, in denen fehlende Wortteile zu rekonstruieren sind. Sie haben hervorragende psychometrische Eigenschaften und werden in einer Vielzahl von Kontexten zur ökonomischen Messung von (allgemeiner) Sprachkompetenz eingesetzt. Dieser Band illustriert den aktuellen Stand der C-Test-Forschung. Der Fokus liegt auf Augenscheingültigkeit und Washback von C-Tests; C ... Read more

    $98.99 USD