This book assembles 11 analytical and empirical studies on the process of second language acquisition, probing a wide array of issues, from transfer appropriate processing to L2 default processing strategies, among hearing or deaf learners of a variety of target languages including English, Japanese
Understanding Second Language Process
β Scribed by ZhaoHong Han (editor)
- Publisher
- Multilingual Matters
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 270
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This book assembles 11 analytical and empirical studies on the process of SLA, reviewing a range of issues, from transfer appropriate processing to L2 default processing strategies, among hearing or deaf learners of a variety of target languages including English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, French, Spanish and American Sign Language.
β¦ Table of Contents
Contents
The Contributors
Preface
1. Revisiting the Role of Consciousness with MOGUL
2. Multi-Competence: Black Hole or Wormhole for Second Language Acquisition Research?
3. Transfer Appropriate Processing as a Model for Classroom Second Language Acquisition
4. On the Role of Meaning in Focus on Form
5. The Efficacy of Visual Input Enhancement in Teaching Deaf Learners of L2 English
6. Learner Spontaneous Attention in L2 Input Processing: An Exploratory Study
7. Working Memory and L2 Processing of Redundant Grammatical Forms
8. L2 Learnersβ Interpretation of Operator-Variable Binding in VP Ellipsis
9. Metasyntactic Ability in L2: An Investigation of Task Demand
10. Prosody Acquisition by Japanese Learners
11. Recognition and Production of Formulas in L2 Pragmatics
References
Index
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