The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition

Doughty, Catherine J.; Long, Michael H.

The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition presents an integrated discussion of key, and sometimes controversial, issues in second language acquisition research.

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• Discusses the biological and cognitive underpinnings of SLA, mechanisms, processes, and constraints on SLA, the level of ultimate attainment, research methods, and the status of SLA as a cognitive science.
  
• Includes contributions from twenty-seven of the world's leading scholars.
  
• Provides an invaluable resource for all students and scholars of human cognition, including those in linguistics, psychology, applied linguistics, ESL, foreign languages, and cognitive science.

Details

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2005-06-10

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781405132817

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Dimensions: 246.4cm x172.7cm

Pages: 912.0