The Continuum Companion to Second Language Acquisition (Bloomsbury Companions)

"Bloomsbury companion to second language acquisition, this book is designed to be the essential one-volume resource for advanced students and academics. It offers a comprehensive reference resource: it features an overview of key topics in SLA as well the key research methods. It then goes on to look at current research areas and new directions in the field by examining key relationships in the field, including the relationship between first and second language acquisition and the relationship between L2 input and L2 output. It is a complete resource for postgraduate students and researchers working within second language acquisition and applied linguistics." --Publisher description Contents Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Part 1 The Second Language Acquisition Landscape 1 Second Language Acquisition: The Landscape, the Scholarship and the Reader 2 A Compendium of Key Concepts in Second Language Acquisition 3 Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition Part 2 Issues and Relationships in Second Language Acquisition 4 The Relationship between First and Second Language Acquisition Revisited 5 The Relationship between Age of Learning and Type of Linguistic Exposure in Children Learning a Second Language 6 The Relationship between L2 Vocabulary Knowledge and L2 Vocabulary Use 7 The Relationship between L2 Input and L2 Output 8 The Relationship between Pedagogical Focus and Interaction in L2 Lessons 9 The Relationship between Language Aptitude and Language Learning Motivation: Individual Differences from a Dynamic Systems Perspective 10 The Relationship between Strategic Behaviour and Language Learning Success Conclusions References Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Second language acquisition: the landscape, the scholarship and the reader / Ernesto Macaro A compendium of key concepts in second language acquisition / Ernesto Macaro, Robert Vanderplank and Victoria Murphy research methods in second language acquisition / Andrew D. Cohen and Ernesto Macaro The relationship between first and second language acquisition revisited / Vivian Cook The relationship between age of learning and exposure to the second language in L2 children / Victoria Murphy The relationship between L2 vocabulary knowledge and L2 vocabulary use / Paul Meara The relationship between L2 input and L2 output / Susan Gass The relationship between pedagogical focus and interaction in l2 lessons / Paul Seedhouse The relationship between language aptitude and language learning motivation: individual differences from a dynamic systems perspective / Zoltán Dörnyei The relationship between strategic behaviour and language learning success / Ernesto Macaro.

Provides students with an introduction to the theories and methods of second language acquisition.

This volume provides practical guidance on advanced studies and research in second language acquisition