Research Methods in Generative Second Language Acquisition

This timely text provides a comprehensive overview of the research methods used by the Generative Second Language Acquisition framework.

The authors lay out the history and state of the art in the field, explain the theoretical underpinnings of this work, and offer practical hands-on guidance for developing, conducting and understanding studies related to L2 grammatical competence―using a rich array of techniques and advancing key insights into the rationale and circumstantial pros and cons of each method.

With useful features in a consistent chapter structure, including diverse case studies and discussion questions, the book will be an invaluable resource to students and researchers of SLA, applied linguistics, theoretical linguistics, education, and related areas.

Roumyana Slabakova is Professor and Chair of Applied Linguistics at the University of Southampton, UK. In addition, she is Adjunct Research Professor at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. She is a Founding Co-Editor of Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism and is currently Co-Editor of Second Language Research.

Tania Leal is Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics at the University of Arizona, USA. In addition to this role, she serves as a faculty member in the Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT). She is Associate Editor for Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism and contributes to the editorial board of Second Language Research.

Laura Dominguez is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Southampton, UK. She is a member of the editorial boards of Second Language Research, the Journal of the European Second Language Association and the International Journal of Spanish as a Heritage Language. She was also a board member of Studies in Second Language Acquisition.