Psycholinguistic and Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Second Language Learning and Teaching [recurso electrónico] Studies in Honor of Waldemar Marton

The volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of key issues in second language learning and teaching, adopting as a point of reference both psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives. The papers included in the collection, which have been contributed by leading specialists in the field from Poland and abroad, touch upon important theoretical issues, report latest research findings and offer guidelines for classroom practice. The range of topics covered and the inclusion of concrete pedagogic proposals ensures that the book will be of interest to a wide audience, not only SLA specialists, but also methodologists, material designers, undergraduate and graduate students, and practitioners Front Matter....Pages i-x Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Foreign Language Didactics Encounters Cognitive Science....Pages 3-25 Only Connect: The Interface Debate in Second Language Acquisition....Pages 27-39 Teaching English as an International Language: Problems and Research Questions....Pages 41-55 Metaphor in Language Education....Pages 57-72 Dual Focus on Language and Content as an Issue in L2/FL Reading Development....Pages 73-88 Front Matter....Pages 89-89 Inhibitory Control, Working Memory and L2 Interaction....Pages 91-114 Second Language Learners’ Processing of Idiomatic Expressions: Does Compositionality Matter?....Pages 115-136 The Relationship Between Impulsive/Reflective Cognitive Style and Success in Grammar Acquisition in English as a Foreign Language....Pages 137-149 The Appeal of the Teaching Method in the Postmethod Era: The Motivation of Adult EFL Course Participants....Pages 151-161 The Folk Linguistics of Language Teaching and Learning....Pages 163-174 Front Matter....Pages 175-175 Methods in Language Teaching: Do We Still Need Them?....Pages 177-197 Principles of Instructed Language Learning Revisited: Guidelines for Effective Grammar Teaching in the Foreign Language Classroom....Pages 199-220 Using Simulations to Develop Intercultural Communication Competence in an EFL Methodology Seminar....Pages 221-231 Metalinguistic Relativity and the Personal Pronoun Paradigm....Pages 233-244 Back Matter....Pages 245-250 This volumes provides an overview of key issues in second language learning, adopting as a point of reference both psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives. The papers included touch upon important theoretical issues, report latest research findings and offer guidelines for classroom practice