{"product_id":"introducing-second-language-acquisition-isbn-9780470658031","title":"Introducing Second Language Acquisition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroducing Second Language Acquisition: Perspectives and Practices\u003c\/i\u003e represents a clear and concise introduction to the main concepts, issues, and debates in second language acquisition studies aimed specifically at undergraduates encountering the topic for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFollows six fictitious language learners throughout the text whose stories serve to introduce various concepts and issues\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains specific chapters on first language acquisition and bilingualism, as well as explicit references to the most recent and important research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers key topics including acquisition contexts, theoretical perspectives, language teaching methods, second language development, and individual differences (such as age, aptitude, and motivation)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGrabs student attention with lighthearted cartoons that illustrate and reinforce key ideas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a full range of pedagogical tools to aid student learning, including “language learning in practice” textboxes; bolded new terms defined in the margins; an end-of-book glossary; self-assessment and classroom discussion questions; exercise and project ideas; and further online viewing sections\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Acknowledgments xi  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 First Language Acquisition 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.0 Chapter overview 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 From sound to word 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 From word to sentence 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Theoretical views 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 First language vs second language acquisition 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Summing up 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey concepts 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises\/Project ideas 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading and viewing 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Language Learning Contexts 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.0 Chapter overview 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Naturalistic contexts 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Instructed learning 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Summing up 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey concepts 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises\/Project ideas 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading and viewing 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Theoretical Perspectives: Past and Present 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.0 Chapter overview 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Contrastive analysis 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Error analysis 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Universal Grammar 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 The Monitor Model\/Input Hypothesis 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Information processing\/cognitive approach 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Processing-related hypotheses 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Emergentism and usage-based approaches 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 The Sociocultural approach 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 Summing up 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey concepts 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises\/Project ideas 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading and viewing 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Teaching Approaches and Instructional Issues 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.0 Chapter overview 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Historical and current perspectives on language teaching 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Classroom instructional issues 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Summing up 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey concepts 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises\/Project ideas 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading and viewing 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Second Language Development 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.0 Chapter overview 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Common processes and infl uences 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 L2 development across linguistic sub-areas 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Investigating learner language: Language corpora 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Summing up 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey concepts 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises\/Project ideas 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading and viewing 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Age Factor 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.0 Chapter overview 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 The  critical period hypothesis 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Abnormal instances: Children raised in isolation 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Empirical studies 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Exceptional cases 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Summing up 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey concepts 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises\/Project ideas 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading and viewing 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Individual Differences 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.0 Chapter overview 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Intelligence 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Language learning aptitude 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Attitudes and motivation 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Personality 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Learning style and cognitive style 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Learning strategies 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Summing up 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey concepts 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises\/Project ideas 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading and viewing 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Bilingualism 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.0 Chapter overview 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Who is a bilingual? Defi nitions of bilingualism 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Bilingual development 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Bilingual lexical representation and lexical access 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Bilingual cognition 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Summing up 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey concepts 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion questions 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises\/Project ideas 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading and viewing 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Concluding Words 251\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirsten M. Hummel\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Department of Languages, Linguistics, and Translation at Laval University, Quebec, Canada. She is the editor of \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Language, Fourth Canadian Edition \u003c\/i\u003e(with V. Fromkin, R. Rodman and N. Hyams, 2010), has published in several areas of second language acquisition, and has taught as a visiting professor in Eastern Europe and Central Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroducing Second Language Acquisition: Perspectives and Practices\u003c\/i\u003erepresents a clear and concise introduction to the main concepts, issues, and debates in second language acquisition studies, aimed specifically at students encountering the topic for the first time. This textbook combines a full range of engaging pedagogical features and comprehensive coverage, with an accessible and lighthearted approach which will appeal to students.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpening with a chapter on first language acquisition, the book addresses topics such as institutional settings, the theoretical underpinnings of SLA, language teaching methods, individual differences (including age, aptitude, and motivation), and concludes with a full discussion of bilingualism. Explained in accessible language with a focus on practical applications, discussions are backed up with references to the latest and most important research. The text aids student learning with “language learning in practice” textboxes; bolded new terms defined in the margins; an end-of-book glossary; self-assessment and classroom discussion questions; exercise and project ideas; and further online viewing sections. Featuring the stories of six language learners, \u003ci\u003eIntroducing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSecond Language Acquisition\u003c\/i\u003e engages 21st-century learners with a digestible layout and attention-grabbing cartoons that illustrate new ideas.  With a strong focus on the fundamentals, this is an innovative guide to second language acquisition ideal for introductory students in a range of disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Readers will recognize the voice of an experienced teacher as they make their way through Introducing Second Language Acquisition.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarol A. Chapelle\u003c\/b\u003e, Iowa State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Kirsten Hummel's textbook does an excellent job of introducing the complexity of second language acquisition in a student-friendly format for undergraduate courses. 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