Key Terms in Second Language Acquisition

VanPatten, Bill|Benati, Alessandro G.

ISBN 10: 0826499155 / ISBN 13: 9780826499158

Published by Continuum, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Key Terms in Second Language Acquisition
• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826499155
• ISBN 13: 9780826499158
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Key Terms in Second Language Acquisition includes definitions of key terms within second language acquisition, and also provides accessible summaries of the key issues within this complex area of study.

The final section presents a list of key readings in second language acquisition that signposts the reader towards classic articles and also provides a springboard to further study. The text is accessibly written, with complicated terms and concepts explained in an easy to understand way.

Key Terms in Second Language Acquisition is an essential resource for students.

About the Authors

Bill VanPatten is Professor of Spanish and Director of Romance Language Instruction at Michigan State University, USA.

Alessandro G. Benati is Professor in the School of Education, University College Dublin, Ireland. He has held positions in several British and overseas institutions. He is known for his work in second language acquisition, and he published ground-breaking research on the pedagogical framework called processing instruction. His research on processing instruction has been recently driven by the use of new online measurements (e.g., eye tracking, and self-paced reading). Alessandro has coordinated national and international high-impact research projects which have been influential in determining educational policy and had an impact in providing effective language teacher training programs. He is the author and co-author of several research monographs, peer-reviewed articles in high-ranked journals, and editor and co-editor of book series and scientific journals such as Cambridge Elements in SLA and Instructed Second Language Acquisition. He was a member of the sub-panel for Modern Languages and Linguistics for the Research Excellence Framework for England (REF 2021), AHRC Panel, and he is an Honorary Professor at Your SJ University (UK), University of Hong Kong (China), Adjunct Professor at Macquarie University (Australia), and Visiting Professor at Anaheim University (USA)