Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I: LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT

1. Interactionist approach / Alison Mackey, Rebekha Abbuhl, and Susan Gass

2. The role of feedback / Shawn Loewen

3. Variationist perspectives / Bob Bayley and Elaine Tarone

4. Sociocultural theory : a dialectical approach to L2 research / James P. Lantolf

5. Complexity theory / Diane Larsen-Freeman

PART II: LINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVES

6. Second language phonology / Fred R. Eckman

7. Linguistic approaches to second language morphosyntax / Donna Lardiere

8. L2 semantics / Roumyana Slabakova

9. Pragmatics in second language acquisition / Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig

10. Vocabulary / Batia Laufer and I.S.P. Nation

PART III: PSYCHOLINGUISTIC AND NEUROLINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVES

11. Second language processing / Norman Segalowitz and Pavel Trofimovich

12. Frequency-based accounts of second language acquisition / Nick C. Ellis

13. The logic of the unified model / Brian MacWhinney

14. Processability theory / Manfred Pienemann and Joerg-U. Keßler

15. Attention and awareness in second language acquisition / Peter Robinson, Alison Mackey, Susan M. Gass, and Richard Schmidt

16. Input processing / Bill VanPatten

17. The neurocognition of second language / Kara Morgan-Short and Michael T. Ullman

PART IV. SKILL LEARNING

18. Development of second language reading skills / Keiko Koda

19. The acquisition of second language writing / Charlene Polio

20. Second language speech production / Lucy Pickering

21. Second language speech perception: a cross-disciplinary perspective on challenges and accomplishments / Debra M. Hardison

22. Speaking and writing tasks and their effects on second language performance / Folkert Kuiken and Ineke Vedder

PART V: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

23. Language aptitude / Peter Skehan

24. Motivation / Ema Ushioda and Zoltan Dornyei

25. Identity, agency, and second language acquisition / Patricia A. Duff

26. Working memory and SLA / John N. Williams

27. Age effects in second language learning / Robert DeKeyser

28. The role of educational level, literacy and orality in L2 learning / Martha Bigelow and Jill Watson

29. Fossilization: a classic concern of SLA research / ZhaoHong Han

30. Heritage languages and L2 learning / Olga Kagan and Kathleen Dillon

31. Advanced language proficiency / Heidi Byrnes

PART VI: THE SETTING FOR LEARNING

32. Learning through immersion during study abroad / Sally Sieloff Magnan and Barbara A. Lafford

33. Classroom research / Jessica Williams

34. Language learning through technology / Trude Heift and Carol A. Chapelle

PART VII: CONCLUSION: ASSESSMENT OF L2 KNOWLEDGE

35. Assessing learner knowledge / John Norris and Lourdes Ortega

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"The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition brings together fifty leading international figures in the field to produce a state-of-the-art overview of Second Language Acquisition. The Handbook covers a wide range of topics related to Second Language Acquisition: language in context, linguistic, psycholinguistic, and neurolinguistic theories and perspectives, skill learning, individual differences, L2 learning settings, and language assessment. All chapters introduce the reader to the topic, outline the core issues, then explore the pedagogical application of research in the area and possible future development. The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition is an essential resource for all those studying and researching Second Language Acquisition." (Book Cover)