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Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course (Topics in Applied Psycholinguistics)

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Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course (Topics in Applied Psycholinguistics)
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By: Susan M. Gass
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The new and updated edition of this bestselling introductory textbook is a comprehensive overview of the field of second language acquisition. In an easy-to-read accessible style, it provides students with information about the scope of the field, but also provides background information on related areas such as first language acquisition. The book introduces students to current issues of data collection and data analysis, as well as provides an historical overview of the field, thus giving students context and perspective about how todayƒ?Ts issues arise from earlier approaches.



Each chapter offers discussion questions and/or problems so that students can put their knowledge to use in a way that is relevant to what they have learned, but that also challenges them to go beyond what is in the chapter and to relate information across chapters.



The book covers a range of areas of second language research including sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and linguistic perspectives. It also includes a chapter on the lexicon and on instructed second language learning. The concluding chapter pulls the information in the previous chapters together into a coherent framework that challenges students to think about the field of second language acquisition as a whole.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Publisher: Routledge
Pub. Date: 31st January 2008
Catalog: Book
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 593
Ean: 9780805854985
Isbn: 0805854983

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excellent
~ Written on Oct 4, 2008. out of users found this review helpful.

The book is very clearly written and informative. If you are looking for a book that covers Second language acquisition concepts, theories, and studies, I think this book would be a good resource(my opinion).

Excellent
~ Written on Sep 29, 2008. out of users found this review helpful.

I needed this book for a class, and I received it quickly and it was in excellent condition.

an excellent book
~ Written on Sep 12, 2008. out of 1 users found this review helpful.

This is a nice book and it covers almost every aspect of SLA. Moreover, the languae wriiten in this book is very reader-friendly.

Amazon's free super saver shipping SUCKS
~ Written on Sep 19, 2007. 4 out of 11 users found this review helpful.

I purchased this text for one of my classes. I chose amazon's super saver shipping while buying the book. It took ages for the item to arrive!! By the time it arrived my class had already covered a lot of stuff that I had a real hard time to catch up with.

This super saver shipping really sucks! It takes as many as 5-6 days for amazon to get the item out if one chooses super saver shipping. This makes no sense. When you are providing this super saver option you should be conscientious about how it would best serve your customer.

I must say though, I have no complaint about the item.

Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course
~ Written on May 30, 2007. out of 3 users found this review helpful.

I find the book very convenient for novice student teachers in the applied linguistics area.

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