Continuum Companion to Second Language Acquisition

This book ,firstly, portrays the landscape of L2 Acquisition and then departs to the main discussions in the field including l1 & L2,maturational constraints, vocabulary knowledge and use , input & output ,individual differences and motivational factors .finally a chapter on strategic behaviour and language learning . The concepts covered are adequately elaborated so that an overal understanding is induced.

Modern Instrumentation for Scientists and Engineers

This modern presentation comprehensively addresses the principal issues in modern instrumentation, but without attempting an encyclopaedic reference. It covers the most important topics in electronics, sensors, measurements and acquisition systems, and will be an indispensable reference for readers in a wide variety of disciplines.

Vocabulary in a Second Language: Selection, Acquisition, and Testing (Converging Evidence in Language and Communication Research)

Most of the contributions that have been selected for this volume are papers that were presented at the Second-Language Vocabulary Acquisition Colloquium, which took place at Leiden University in March 2002, and which was organised under the auspices of the European Second Language Association (EUROSLA) by the editors of this book. This Colloquium was sponsored by the University of Haifa, the Universiteit Leiden Center for Linguistics (ULCL), the Leids Universiteits Fonds (LUF), and the Universiteit van Amsterdam.

Alternative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition

This volume presents six alternative approaches to studying second language acquisition – 'alternative' in the sense that they contrast with and/or complement the cognitivism pervading the field. All six approaches – sociocultural, complexity theory, conversation-analytic, identity, language socialization, and sociocognitive – are described according to the same set of six headings, allowing for direct comparison across approaches.