Second Language Acquisition: An Advanced Resource Book

320 Pages·2006·1.33 MB·English

by  Kees de Bot

SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Routledge Applied Linguistics is a series of comprehensive resource books,
providing students and researchers with the support they need for advanced study
in the core areas ofEnglish language and Applied Linguistics.
Each book in the series guides readers through three main sections,enabling them
to explore and develop major themes within the discipline:
• Section A,Introduction,establishes the key terms and concepts and extends
readers’techniques ofanalysis through practical application.
• Section B,Extension,brings together influential articles,sets them in context,
and discusses their contribution to the field.
• Section C,Exploration,builds on knowledge gained in the first two sections,
setting thoughtful tasks around further illustrative material. This enables
readers to engage more actively with the subject matter and encourages them
to develop their own research responses.
Throughout the book,topics are revisited,extended,interwoven and deconstructed,
with the readers’understanding strengthened by tasks and follow-up questions.
Second Language Acquisition:
• introduces the key areas in the field,including:multilingualism,the role of
teaching,the mental processing ofmultiple languages,and patterns ofgrowth
and decline
• explores the key theories and debates and elucidates areas ofcontroversy
• gathers together influential readings from key names in the discipline,
including:Vivian Cook,Eric Kellerman,Merrill Swain,Sharon Lapkin,Alison
Mackey,Robert Gardner and Nina Spada.
Written by experienced teachers and researchers in the field, Second Language
Acquisition is an essential resource for students and researchers of Applied
Linguistics.
Kees de Botis Chair ofApplied Linguistics at the University ofGroningen.Wander
Lowieand Marjolijn Verspoorare lecturers in the Department ofEnglish and the
Department ofApplied Linguistics at the University ofGroningen.
ROUTLEDGE APPLIED LINGUISTICS
SERIES EDITORS
Christopher N. Candlinis Senior Research Professor in the Department of Linguistics
at Macquarie University, Australia. At Macquarie, he established and was Executive Director
of the National Centre for English Language Teaching & Research (NCELTR) and first
Director of the Centre for Language in Social Life (CLSL). He has written or edited over
150 publications and from 2004 will co-edit the new Journal of Applied Linguistics.
From 1996 to 2002 he was President of the International Association of Applied Linguistics
(AILA). He has acted as a consultant in more than 35 countries and as external faculty
assessor in 36 universities.
Ronald Carteris Professor of Modern English Language in the School of English Studies
at the University of Nottingham. He has published extensively in the fields of applied
linguistics, literary studies and language in education. He has given consultancies in the
field of English language education, mainly in conjunction with The British Council, in over
thirty countries worldwide. He was recently elected a fellow of the British Academy of Social
Sciences and is currently chair of the British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL).
TITLES IN THE SERIES
Intercultural Communication: An advanced resource book
Adrian Holliday, Martin Hyde and John Kullman, Canterbury Christ Church University
College, UK
Translation: An advanced resource book
Basil Hatim, Heriot-Watt University, UK and The American University of Sharjah, UAE and
Jeremy Munday, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
Grammar and Context: An advanced resource book
Ann Hewings, Open University, UK and Martin Hewings, University of Birmingham, UK
Second Language Acquisition: An advanced resource book
Kees de Bot, Wander Lowie and Marjolijn Verspoor, University of Groningen, Netherlands
Second Language Acquisition
An advanced resource book
Kees de Bot, Wander Lowie
and Marjolijn Verspoor
First published 2005
by Routledge
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
De Bot, Kees.
Second language acquisition : an advanced resource book /
Kees de Bot, Wander Lowie, Marjolijn Verspoor.
p. cm. – (Routledge applied linguistics)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Second language acquisition. I. Lowie, Wander, 1959–
II. Verspoor, Marjolijn. III. Title. IV. Series.
P118.2.D395 2005
418–dc22
2004021210
ISBN0-203-44641-0 Mastere-bookISBN
ISBN 0–415–33869–7 (hbk)
ISBN 0–415–33870–0 (pbk)
Contents
Series editors’ preface xi
Acknowledgements xiii
How to use this book xv
SECTION A: INTRODUCTION 1
Unit A1 Defining the field 3
Unit A2 Dynamic aspects of SLA 14
Unit A3 Historical perspectives 27
Unit A4 The multilingual mind 39
Unit A5 The developing system 51
Unit A6 Learners’ characteristics 65
Unit A7 The role of instruction 76
SECTION B: EXTENSION 87
Unit B1 Reading and finding SLA literature 89
Unit B2 Dynamic systems of SLA extended 101
Cook (1995) 102
Hansen and Chen (2002) 106
Pallier et al. (2003) 116
Unit B3 Historical perspectives extended 123
Corder (1967) 123
Kellerman (2000) 129
Gregg (1984) 137
Unit B4 The multilingual mind extended 143
Kroll and Stewart (1994) 144
Kroll and Dijkstra (2002) 155
Unit B5 The developing system extended 167
Swain and Lapkin (1995) 167
Gass et al. (1998) 176
Unit B6 Learners’ characteristics extended 185
Bongaerts (1999) 185
Sparks and Ganschow (1991) 193
Gardner et al. (1997) 199
Unit B7 The role of instruction extended 209
Spada (1997) 209
Mackey (1999) 220
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Contents
SECTION C: EXPLORATION 235
Unit C1 Introduction to Section C: Doing SLA research 237
Unit C2 Dynamic aspects of SLA explored 243
Unit C3 Historical perspectives on SLA explored 250
Unit C4 The multilingual mind explored 258
Unit C5 The developing system explored 262
Unit C6 Learners’ characteristics explored 266
Unit C7 The role of instruction explored 271
Further reading 275
References 279
Index 298
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Contents cross-referenced
Section A: Introduction
Unit A1 Defining the field 3
Unit A2 Dynamic aspects of SLA 14
Unit A3 Historical perspectives 27
Unit A4 The multilingual mind 39
Unit A5 The developing system 51
Unit A6 Learners’ characteristics 65
Unit A7 The role of instruction 76
Section B: Extension
Unit B1 Reading and finding SLA literature 89
Unit B2 Dynamic systems of SLA extended 101
Unit B3 Historical perspectives extended 123
Unit B4 The multilingual mind extended 143
Unit B5 The developing system extended 167
Unit B6 Learners’ characteristics extended 185
Unit B7 The role of instruction extended 209
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Section C: Exploration
Unit C1 Doing SLA research 237
Unit C2 Dynamic aspects of SLA explored 243
Unit C3 Historical perspectives on SLA explored 250
Unit C4 The multilingual mind explored 258
Unit C5 The developing system explored 262
Unit C6 Learners’ characteristics explored 266
Unit C7 The role of instruction explored 271
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