This Element explores the roles of explicit and implicit learning in second language acquisition. The authors lay out some key issues that they take to underlie the debate on the extent to which second language acquisition involves explicit learning, implicit learning, or both.
This text provides students and researchers with the means to understand and use current methods in psycholinguistics as they are applied to second language learners. Research Methods in Second Language Psycholinguistics is an essential resource for anyone interested in conducting second language research using psycholinguistic methods.
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.
From one of the leading figures in the field of second language acquisition and second language teaching, this bundle offers an up-to-date overview of the principles underlying contemporary communicative language teaching.