Mind and Context in Adult Second Language Acquisition Methods, Theory, and Practice

Name: Mind and Context in Adult Second Language Acquisition Methods, Theory, and Practice
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ISBN: 9781589010703

ISBN-10: 1589010701

ISBN-13: 9781589010703

Edition: 2005

Authors: Cristina Sanz

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This book presents an overview of contemporary information-processing approaches to second language acquisition. This theoretical approach proposes that people learn languages by applying the brain's general information-processing abilities to language input. This contrasts with generative (Chomskian) theory, which sees the brain as having a dedicated language-processing faculty, not a multipurpose one. This volume brings together in one place an integrated picture of ideas about processing approaches today and applications for language instruction. Designed to be a textbook for graduate-level courses in language learning, second language acquisition, (it grew out of one Sanz herself…

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List price: $52.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Publication date: 11/2/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction




Theory and Methodology



Adult SLA: The interaction between external and internal factors




Research methodology: Quantitative approaches




Research methodology: Qualitative research




Internal Factors



Individual differences: Age, sex, working memory, and prior knowledge




A cognitive neuroscience perspective on second language acquisition: The declarative/procedural model




Attention and awareness in SLA




External Factors



Input and interaction




Explicitness in pedagogical interventions: Input, practice, and feedback




Pedagogical Implications



Processing instruction




Content-based foreign language instruction



Contributors


Index