4th Edition
Theories in Second Language Acquisition An Introduction
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction: The Nature of Theories
Bill VanPatten, Jessica Williams, Gregory D. Keating, and Stefanie Wulff
2 Linguistic Theory, Universal Grammar, and Second Language Acquisition
Lydia White
3 Usage-Based Approaches to L2 Acquisition
Nick C. Ellis and Stefanie Wulff
4 Input Processing in Adult L2 Acquisition
Bill VanPatten
5 Processability Theory
Manfred Pienemann and Anke Lenzing
6 The Declarative/Procedural Model: A Neurobiologically Motivated Theory of First and Second Language
Michael T. Ullman
7 Skill Acquisition Theory
Robert DeKeyser and Yuichi Suzuki
8 Input, Interaction, and Output in L2 Acquisition
Susan M. Gass, Alison Mackey, and Meg Montee
9 Complex Dynamic Systems Theory
Diane Larsen-Freeman and Phil Hiver
10 The Modular Cognition Framework
Michael Sharwood Smith and John Truscott
11 Theories, Frameworks, and Models: Implications for Language Teaching?
Bill VanPatten
Glossary
Index
Biography
Bill VanPatten was a professor of Spanish at Michigan State University, where he was also an affiliate faculty in the Program for Cognitive Science. He is currently an independent scholar.
Gregory D. Keating is a professor of Linguistics at San Diego State University. He is a former associate editor of Studies in Second Language Acquisition.
Stefanie Wulff is an associate professor in the Linguistics Department at the University of Florida. She is co-editor-in-chief of Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory.
