The Study of Second Language Acquisition /
Rod Ellis.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1994.
- vii, 824 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Oxford Applied Linguistics .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 730-791) and index.
Introduction PART ONE: Background 1. Second language acquisition research: an overview PART TWO: The description of learner language 2. Learner errors and error analysis 3. Developmental patterns: order and sequence in second language acquisition 4. Variability in learner language 5. Pragmatic aspects of learner language PART THREE: Explaining second language acquisition: external factors 6. Social factors and second language acquisition 7. Input and interaction and second language acquisition PART FOUR: Explaining second language acquisition: internal factors 8. Language transfer 9. Cognitive accounts of second language acquisition 10. Linguistic universals and second language acquisition PART FIVE: Explaining individual differences in second language acquisition 11. Individual learner differences 12. Learning strategies PART SIX: Classroom second language acquisition 13. Classroom interaction and second language acquisition 14. Formal instruction and second language acquisition PART SEVEN: Conclusion 15. Data, theory, and applications in second language acquisition research
"This book serves as a comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible introduction to second language acquisition research and as a reference book for this important field of study. The first section outlines a general framework for the study of second language acquisition. Subsequent sections provide a general description of learner language, account for the role of the linguistic environment, examine the learner's internal mechanisms, explore individual differences in language learning and review the expanding research on classroom second language acquisition." (Book Cover)