Table Of Contents:

List of illustrations ix

List of abbreviations x

List of contributors xiii
Introduction 1(4)

Susan M. Gass

Alison Mackey

PART I Language in context 5(84)

1 Interactionist approach 7(17)

Alison Mackey

Rebekha Abbuhl

Susan M. Gass

2 The role of feedback 24(17)

Shawn Loewen

3 Variationist perspectives 41(16)

Robert Bayley

Elaine Tarone

4 Sociocultural theory: a dialectical approach to L2 research 57(16)

James P. Lantolf

5 Complexity theory 73(16)

Diane Larsen-Freeman

PART II Linguistic perspectives 89(88)

6 Second language phonology 91(15)

Fred R. Eckman

7 Linguistic approaches to second language morphosyntax 106(21)

Donna Lardiere

8 L2 semantics 127(20)

Roumyana Slabakova

9 Pragmatics in second language acquisition 147(16)

Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig

10 Vocabulary 163(14)

Batia Laufer

I.S.P. Nation

PART III Psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic perspectives 177(124)

11 Second language processing 179(14)

Norman Segalowitz

Pavel Trofimovich

12 Frequency-based accounts of second language acquisition 193(18)

Nick C. Ellis

13 The logic of the unified model 211(17)

Brian MacWhinney

14 Processability theory 228(19)

Manfred Pienemann

Jorg U. Keßler

15 Attention and awareness in second language acquisition 247(21)

Peter Robinson

Alison Mackey

Susan M. Gass

Richard Schmidt

16 Input processing 268(14)

Bill Van Patten

17 The neurocognition of second language 282(19)

Kara Morgan-Short

Michael T. Ullman

PART IV Skill learning 301(78)

18 Development of second language reading skills: cross-linguistic perspectives 303(16)

Keiko Koda

19 The acquisition of second language writing 319(16)

Charlene Polio

20 Second language speech production 335(14)

Lucy Pickering

21 Second language speech perception: a cross-disciplinary perspective on challenges and accomplishments 349(15)

Debra M. Hardison

22 Speaking and writing tasks and their effects on second language performance 364(15)

Folkert Kuiken

Ineke Vedder

PART V Individual differences 379(144)

23 Language aptitude 381(15)

Peter Skehan

24 Motivation 396(14)

Ema Ushioda

Zoltan Dornyei

25 Identity, agency, and second language acquisition 410(17)

Patricia A. Duff

26 Working memory and SLA 427(15)

John N. Williams

27 Age effects in second language learning 442(19)

Robert DeKeyser

28 The role of educational level, literacy, and orality in L2 learning 461(15)

Martha Bigelow

Jill Watson

29 Fossilization---A classic concern of SLA research 476(15)

Zhao Hong Han

30 Heritage languages and L2 learning 491(15)

Olga Kagan

Kathleen Dillon

31 Advanced language proficiency 506(17)

Heidi Byrnes

PART VI The setting for learning 523(48)

32 Learning through immersion during study abroad 525(16)

Sally Sieloff Magnan

Barbara A. Lafford

33 Classroom research 541(14)

Jessica Williams

34 Language learning through technology 555(16)

Trude Heift

Carol A. Chapelle

PART VII Conclusion: assessment of L2 knowledge 571(19)

35 Assessing learner knowledge 573(17)

John M. Norris

Lourdes Ortega
Glossary 590(9)
Index 599