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Now in a fourth edition, this bestselling introductory textbook remains the cornerstone volume for the study of second language acquisition (SLA). Its chapters have been fully updated, and reorganized where appropriate, to provide a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the field and its related disciplines. To reflect current developments, new sections on using learner corpora, semantics and morphosyntax (within formal approaches to SLA), sociocultural approaches, gesture, priming research, and chaos theory have been added. Students will also find expanded discussions of heritage language learning, bilingualism, pragmatics, and much more. The fourth edition retains the pedagogical features that students found useful in the current edition, and also incorporates new features. A new feature is the text boxes throughout the chapters that summarize key concepts and research literature. As with previous editions, discussion questions or problems at the end of each chapter help students apply their knowledge, and a glossary defines and reinforces mustknow terminology. New supplemental material will be presented in a robust companion website with components for students and instructors. By incorporating more coverage and interpretation of current theories, an emphasis on empirical findings, and a clearly written and illustrated presentation, Second Language Acquisition is an ideal textbook for the introductory SLA course in second language studies, applied linguistics, linguistics, TESOL, and language education programs.

Now in a fourth edition, this bestselling introductory textbook remains the cornerstone volume for the study of second language acquisition (SLA). Its chapters have been fully updated, and reorganized where appropriate, to provide a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the field and its related disciplines. To reflect current developments, new sections on using learner corpora, semantics and morphosyntax (within formal approaches to SLA), sociocultural approaches, gesture, priming research, and chaos theory have been added. Students will also find expanded discussions of heritage language learning, bilingualism, pragmatics, and much more. The fourth edition retains the pedagogical features that students found useful in the current edition, and also incorporates new features. A new feature is the text boxes throughout the chapters that summarize key concepts and research literature. As with previous editions, discussion questions or problems at the end of each chapter help students apply their knowledge, and a glossary defines and reinforces mustknow terminology. New supplemental material will be presented in a robust companion website with components for students and instructors. By incorporating more coverage and interpretation of current theories, an emphasis on empirical findings, and a clearly written and illustrated presentation, Second Language Acquisition is an ideal textbook for the introductory SLA course in second language studies, applied linguistics, linguistics, TESOL, and language education programs.

Now in a fourth edition, this bestselling introductory textbook remains the cornerstone volume for the study of second language acquisition (SLA). Its chapters have been fully updated, and reorganized where appropriate, to provide a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the field and its related disciplines. To reflect current developments, new sections on using learner corpora, semantics and morphosyntax (within formal approaches to SLA), sociocultural approaches, gesture, priming research, and chaos theory have been added. Students will also find expanded discussions of heritage language learning, bilingualism, pragmatics, and much more. The fourth edition retains the pedagogical features that students found useful in the current edition, and also incorporates new features. A new feature is the text boxes throughout the chapters that summarize key concepts and research literature. As with previous editions, discussion questions or problems at the end of each chapter help students apply their knowledge, and a glossary defines and reinforces mustknow terminology. New supplemental material will be presented in a robust companion website with components for students and instructors. By incorporating more coverage and interpretation of current theories, an emphasis on empirical findings, and a clearly written and illustrated presentation, Second Language Acquisition is an ideal textbook for the introductory SLA course in second language studies, applied linguistics, linguistics, TESOL, and language education programs.