Introduction to Instructed Second Language Acquisition (2^nd Ed.) Second Edition

Now in its second edition, Introduction to Instructed Second Language Acquisition continues to present a cohesive view of the different theoretical and pedagogical perspectives that comprise instructed second language acquisition (ISLA). Loewen provides comprehensive discussions of the theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical aspects of a range of key issues in ISLA, and has added to this edition a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between ISLA research and second language pedagogy. Also new is the addition of supporting features including new end-of-chapter activities, points for reflection, and discussion questions, as well as thoroughly revised content to reflect the most recent research in ISLA. This is an essential resource for students new to ISLA, or working in second language acquisition more generally.

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

2 The Nature of Second Language Knowledge

3 Interaction in the Second Language Classroom

4 Focus on Form

5 Sociocultural Theory in the Second Language Classroom

6 The Acquisition of Grammar

7 The Acquisition of Vocabulary

8 The Acquisition of Pronunciation

9 The Acquisition of Pragmatics

10 Contexts of Instructed Second Language Acquisition

11 Individual Differences and Instructed Second Language Acquisition

12 The Research – Pedagogy Link

Index

Shawn Loewen is Professor of MATESOL and Second Language Studies at Michigan State University and Associate Editor of The Modern Language Journal. His research interests include instructed second language acquisition, second language interaction and quantitative research methodology. He is also co-editor (with Masatoshi Sato) of The Routledge Handbook of Instructed Second Language Acquisition (2017) and Evidence-Based Second Language Pedagogy: A Collection of Instructed Second Language Acquisition Studies (2019).