Handbook of Second Language Acquisition [Paperback]

William C. Ritchie (Editor), Tej K. Bhatia (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 10, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0125890427 | ISBN-13: 978-0125890427 | Edition: 1

A comprehensive reference source, "Handbook of Second Language Acquisition" discusses the research, theory, and applications specific to second language acquisition. The book addresses: Issues of maturation and modularity; Language transfer between first and second languages; Neuropsychology of second language acquisition; Research and methodological issues in the study of second language acquisition; and language contact and its consequences.

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"This volume benefits from the state-of-the-art contributions of prominent specialists, presents various approaches to SLA and covers most of the key issues in the field. I believe that it is a useful, comprehensive handbook for both students and researchers in the field."
--Larisa Avram in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

Product Details

• Paperback: 758 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (June 10, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0125890427
• ISBN-13: 978-0125890427
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,387,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars concise, thorough, from some of the finest in the field, May 30, 2000

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This review is from: Handbook of Second Language Acquisition (Paperback)

A very useful text for the serious student of second language acquisition research to keep on hand. Thorough and includes research not only in English but other languages as well. Covers concisely most of the best-known researchers and their work. Various theories, their history, development, and the research related to them are explained by a variety of experts in terms that most advanced undergraduates or graduate students would find comprehensible. The index is adequate and the overall organization of the text is generally good for searching a particular topic. Also much more relevant recent research included than in many other texts. All in all, a scholarly collection which puts together the same material a student would have to go through many lengthy texts to find, explained and organized in a very convenient way.