The Study of Second Language Acquisition

A Comprehensive And Coherent Account Of The Research And Theory In The Field Of Second Language Acquisition, Including Chapters On Instructed Sla. This Book Is An Encyclopedic Survey Of Second Language Acquisition Research As This Has Developed Over The Last Forty Years. It Provides Sections On The Description Of Learners' Language, The Role Of The Linguistic Environment And Social Context, Internal Mechanisms, Individual Learner Differences, And The Role Of Instruction. It Provides A Balanced Account By Representing A Variety Of Perspectives, Including Cognitive, Linguistic, Sociocultural, And Neurolinguistic. --publisher's Website. An Introduction To Second Language Acquisition Research -- Learner Errors And Error Analysis -- Developmental Patterns In Second Language Acquisition -- Variability In Learner Language -- Pragmatic Aspects Of Learner Language -- Input, Interaction, And Second Language Acquisition -- Social Aspects Of Second Language Acquisition -- Language Transfer -- Cognitive Accounts Of Second Language Acquisition -- Cognitive Accounts Of Second Language Production -- Sociocultural Theory And Second Language Acquisition -- Linguistic Universals And Second Language Acquisition -- Individual Learner Differences And Second Language Learning -- The Neuropsychology Of Second Language Acquisition -- Classroom Interaction And Second Language Acquisition -- Form-focused Instruction And Second Language Acquisition -- Epistemological Issues In Second Language Acquisition Research. Rod Ellis. Includes Bibliographical References (p. (985)-1094) And Indexes.