Exploring L1-L2 Relationships: The Impact of Individual Differences (Second Language Acquisition, 155) - Hardcover

Sparks, Richard L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1800411790 ISBN 13: 9781800411791

Publisher: Multilingual Matters, 2022

Synopsis

This book traces and summarizes the author’s theoretical insights and empirical findings in the field of foreign language education. The volume explores themes such as individual differences in L1 ability and their connection to L2 aptitude and L2 achievement, L2 anxiety as an affective or cognitive variable, and the relationship between L1 and L2 reading. The book includes the author’s previously published works, presented together with newly written commentaries on those topics, as well as commentaries on new empirical work. It will be of interest to students and researchers in SLA, educational practitioners and language policymakers.

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About the Author

Richard L. Sparks is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Graduate Education at Mount St. Joseph University, USA. His research interests include L2 aptitude, language and learning disabilities and foreign language anxiety, and he has published extensively in foreign language and learning disability journals.

Edition details

• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1800411790
• ISBN 13: 9781800411791
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 392