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Second Language Acquisition eBook Series

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  • Multiple Perspectives on the Self in SLA

    Edited by Sarah Mercer, Marion Williams ...
    Series Book 73 - Second Language Acquisition
    Instead of viewing different perspectives on the self as competing with each other and considering one perspective on the self as being inherently ‘better’ than another, this book takes the view that a fuller, more comprehensive picture of the self in SLA can be gained by examining and combining insights from different perspectives. This original collection of papers thus attempts to provide a ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

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  • Collaborative Writing in L2 Classrooms

    by Dr. Neomy Storch ...
    Series Book 31 - New Perspectives on Language and Education
    In this first book-length treatment of collaborative writing in second language (L2) classrooms, Neomy Storch provides a theoretical, pedagogical and empirical rationale for the use of collaborative writing activities in L2 classes, as well as some guidelines about how to best implement such activities in both face-to-face and online mode. The book discusses factors that may impact on the nature ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Emerging Self-Identities and Emotion in Foreign Language Learning

    A Narrative-Oriented Approach

    by Masuko Miyahara ...
    Series Book 89 - Second Language Acquisition
    This book uses a narrative-oriented approach to shed light on the processes of identity construction and development among Japanese university students of English. The research highlights the instrumental agency of individuals in responding to and acting upon the social environment, and in developing, maintaining and/or reconstructing their identities as L2 users. The study offers unique insights ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Future Research Directions for Applied Linguistics

    Edited by Simone E. Pfenninger, Dr. Judit Navracsics ...
    Series Book 109 - Second Language Acquisition
    This edited volume provides an overview of current thinking and directions for further research in applied linguistics by bringing together in a single volume a range of perspectives regarding original research agendas and innovative methodological approaches. It focuses not only on the challenges that applied linguistics researchers have been facing in recent years but also on producing workable ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • L2 Selves and Motivations in Asian Contexts

    Edited by Matthew T. Apple, Dr. Dexter Da Silva, Terry Fellner ...
    Series Book 106 - Second Language Acquisition
    This book fills an existing gap in language learning motivation research by examining the applications of current motivational theories and models from WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, developed) contexts to educational systems in Asian contexts. All chapters are focused on second language (L2) motivation as it applies to the EFL situation in Asian countries where English is a ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Demotivation in Second Language Acquisition

    Insights from Japan

    by Keita Kikuchi ...
    Series Book 90 - Second Language Acquisition
    SLA literature tends to focus predominantly on what motivates language learners, but what demotivates them has not been widely discussed. This book, focusing exclusively on demotivation, will help readers to understand motivational issues from a different perspective. The aims of the work are threefold: to present the current developments of demotivation research in the field of SLA and bridge ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Sociocultural Theory and L2 Instructional Pragmatics

    by Rémi A. van Compernolle ...
    Series Book 74 - Second Language Acquisition
    Winner of the AAAL First Book Award 2017!This book outlines a framework for teaching second language pragmatics grounded in Vygotskian sociocultural psychology. The framework focuses on the appropriation of sociopragmatic concepts as psychological tools that mediate pragmalinguistic choices. Using multiple sources of metalinguistic and performance data collected during a six-week pedagogical ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Motivational Dynamics in Language Learning

    Edited by Zoltán Dörnyei, Dr. Peter D. MacIntyre, Alastair Henry ...
    Series Book 81 - Second Language Acquisition
    This landmark volume offers a collection of conceptual papers and empirical research studies that investigate the dynamics of language learning motivation from a complex dynamic systems perspective. The contributors include some of the most well-established scholars from three continents, all addressing the question of how we can understand motivation if we perceive it as continuously changing and ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • WorldCALL: Sustainability and Computer-Assisted Language Learning

    Edited by Senior Lecturer Ana María Gimeno Sanz, Mike Levy, Senior Lecturer Françoise Blin, David Barr ...
    Series series Advances in Digital Language Learning and Teaching
    This volume focuses on computer- and digitally-assisted language learning in all of its forms: technology-enhanced language learning, network-based language learning, mobile-assisted language learning and so on, in close relation to the topic of sustainability. How can these technologies and techniques be implemented in a sustainable and repeatable way? The book covers a wide range of areas in ... Read more

    $42.89 USD

  • Intercultural Learning in Modern Language Education

    Expanding Meaning-Making Potentials

    by Dr. Erin Kearney ...
    Series Book 28 - Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education
    Winner of the 2015-16 Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize awarded by the Modern Language AssociationMany educators aim to engage students in deeply meaningful learning in the language classroom, often facing challenges to connect the students with the culture of the language they are learning. This book aims to demonstrate that substantial intercultural learning can and does occur in the modern language ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Reading Development and Difficulties in Monolingual and Bilingual Chinese Children

    Edited by Xi Chen, Qiuying Wang, Yang Cathy Luo ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This volume explores Chinese reading development, focusing on children in Chinese societies and bilingual Chinese-speaking children in Western societies. The book is structured around four themes: psycholinguistic study of reading, reading disability, bilingual and biliteracy development, and Chinese children’s literature. It discusses issues that are pertinent to improving language and literacy ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Learning Foreign Languages in Primary School

    Research Insights

    Edited by Dr. María del Pilar García Mayo ...
    Series Book 115 - Second Language Acquisition
    This book presents research on the learning of foreign languages by children aged 6-12 years old in primary school settings. The collection provides a significant and important contribution to this often overlooked domain and aims to provide research-based evidence that might help to inform and develop pedagogical practice. Topics covered in the chapters include the influence of learner ... Read more

    $23.79 USD