Alternative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition

Name: Alternative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition
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ISBN: 9780415549257

ISBN-10: 0415549256

ISBN-13: 9780415549257

Edition: 2011

Authors: Dwight Atkinson

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This volume presents seven alternative approaches to studying second language acquisition ' 'alternative' in the sense that they contrast with and/or complement the cognitivism pervading the field. All seven approaches ' sociocultural, complexity theory, conversation analysis, identity, language socialization, sociocognitive, and ecological ' are described according to the same set of six headings, allowing for direct comparison across approaches.Each chapter is authored by leading advocates for the approach described: James Lantolf for the sociocultural approach; Diane Larsen-Freeman for the complexity theory approach; Gabriele Kasper and Johannes Wagner for the conversational analysis…

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List price: $38.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 2/24/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 196
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



List of contributors


Preface


Introduction: Cognitivism and second language acquisition




The Sociocultural Approach to Second Language Acquisition: Sociocultural theory, second language acquisition, and artificial L2 development




A Complexity Theory Approach to Second Language Development/Acquisition




An Identity Approach to Second Language Acquisition




Language Socialization Approaches to Second Language Acquisition: Social, cultural, and linguistic development in additional languages




A Conversation-analytic Approach to Second Language Acquisition




A Sociocognitive Approach to Second Language Acquisition: How mind, body, and world work together in learning additional languages




SLA after the Social Turn: Where cognitivism and its alternatives stand



Index