This original collection revisits and re-evaluates Chomsky's classic competence/performance distinction from a wide variety of perspectives and areas of expertise. The discussion is placed within a broad framework, taking account of a view of language both as a societal construct and as internal, developing within the mind and/or brain. Renowned experts in the fields of lexis, sociolinguistics, connectionism, Universal Grammar, language testing and interlanguage draw together ideas from the most recent developments in second language learning and psychological theory. Germane to their debate is the question of whether it is helpful, or in principle possible, to draw a distinction between competence and performance in second language learning. The volume will be of interest to teachers, researchers and students of applied linguistics, education and general linguistics.
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This volume explores the competence/performance distinction with reference to second language acquisition.
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Performance and Competence in Second Language Learning,
By Jennifer Robinson (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington) - See all my reviews
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This book is a must for any library of an ESL teacher or someone wanting to know about second language acquisition (SLA). This book is compiled of 9 papers by nine authors who have clear and concise definitions and explanations about SLA. It starts with an introduction by the editor and an explanation of Chomsky's 'competence' and 'performance.' I would order one for yourself and one for a friend!
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New York, Cambridge University Press, Connection Science, Cognitive Science, Oxford University Press, Sharwood Smith, Artificial Intelligence, The Hague, Academic Press, New Jersey, Newbury House, Technical Report, Connectionist Natural Language Processing, Harvard University, John Benjamins, Kluwer Academic, Penguin Books, Psychological Review, Computer Science Department, Connectionist Approaches, Gunter Narr Verlag, San Diego New!
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- Aspects of the Theory of Syntax by Noam Chomsky on 8 pages
- Applied Linguistics (Oxford Introduction to Language Study Series) by Guy Cook on 5 pages
- Second Language Acquisition (Oxford Introduction to Language Study Series) by Rod Ellis on 4 pages
- Connectionist Natural Language Processing by Noel Sharkey on page 155, page 179, and page 183
- Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition (Modern Linguistics Series) by Vivian J. Cook on page 56, page 68, and page 111
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- Assessing Speaking (Cambridge Language Assessment) by Sari Luoma in Back Matter
- Vocabulary:: Applied Linguistic Perspectives (2nd Edition) by Ronald Carter in Back Matter
- Early Trilingualism: A Focus on Questions (Second Language Acquisition) by Julia Barnes in Back Matter
- Assessing Vocabulary (Cambridge Language Assessment) by John Read in Back Matter
- Linguistics and the Language of Translation (Edinburgh Textbooks in Applied Linguistics) by Kirsten Malmkjaer in Back Matter
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