Second Language Acquisition (Oxford Introduction to Language Study Series) - Softcover

Ellis, Rod; Widdowson, H. G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019437212X ISBN 13: 9780194372121

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1997

Synopsis

This book outlines the study of how people learn a language other than their mother tongue. It is designed to make the essentials of this rapidly expanding field as accessible as possible.

About this title

About the Author:

Professor Henry Widdowson is Emeritus Professor of Education, University of London, and has also been Professor of Applied Linguistics at Essex University and Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Vienna. Rod Ellis is Professor in the Department of Applied Language Studies and
Linguistics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has worked in Zambia, the UK, Japan, and the US for extended periods. He has published a number of books on second language acquisition and teacher education. He has also published EFL/ESL textbooks.

Review:

... a powerful tool in opening the door, even to the novice, into this field. - Issues in Applied Linguistics

I am impressed with both the aims of this book and the way the design sets out to achieve them. iSecond Language Acquisition/i will be useful for anyone curious to learn about the issues of this rapidly expanding and complex area. - IATEFL Newsletter

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 019437212X
• ISBN 13: 9780194372121
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160