{"product_id":"9781119261612","title":"The Handbook of Advanced Proficiency in Second Language Acquisition","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Handbooks in Linguistics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Handbook of Advanced Proficiency in Second Language Acquisition\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePaul A. Malovrh | Alessandro G. Benati\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive, current review of the research and approaches to advanced proficiency in second language acquisition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Advanced Proficiency in Second Language Acquisition \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an overview of the most recent and scientific-based research concerning higher proficiency in second language acquisition (SLA). With contributions from an international team of experts in the field, the \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e presents several theoretical approaches to SLA and offers an examination of advanced proficiency from the viewpoint of various contexts and dimensions of second language performance. The authors also review linguistic phenomena among advanced learners through the lens of phonology and grammar development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComprehensive in scope, this book provides an overview of advanced proficiency grounded in socially-relevant domains of second language acquisition including discourse, reading, genre-based writing, and pragmatic competence. The authoritative volume brings together the theoretical accounts of advanced language use combined with solid empirical research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes contributions from an international collection of noted scholars in the field of second language acquisition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a variety of theoretical approaches to SLA\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains information on the most recent empirical research that contributes to an understanding of SLA\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes performance phenomena according to multiple approaches to SLA\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten for scholars, students and linguists, \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Advanced Proficiency in Second Language Acquisition\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive text that offers the most recent developments in the study of advanced proficiency in the acquisition of a second language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul A. Malovrh\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Hispanic Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition, University of South Carolina, USA. His recent work emphasizes advanced-level language proficiency and explores its relationship with globalization and curricular design, as well as the effect of different instructional approaches on foreign-language processing, learning, and retention. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlessandro G. Benati\u003c\/b\u003e is Head of the English Department at the American University of Sharjah.  Previously, he was Head of School of Languages and Area Studies and Professor of Second Language Acquisition at the University of Portsmouth, UK.  He was also director of CAROLE and Professor of Applied Linguistics and Second Language Studies, University of Greenwich. He has published extensively with over fifteen established monographs and articles in international journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 September 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119261612\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e608\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e36.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44381101555852,"sku":"9781119261612","price":215.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119261612_18481ed3-d20f-4681-9b33-434debe67578.jpg?v=1780236901","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781119261612","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}