Introducing second language acquisition

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1、IntroducingSecondLanguageAcquisitionWrittenforstudentsencounteringthetopicforthefirsttime,thisisaclearandpracticalintroductiontoSecondLanguageAcquisition(SLA).Itexplainsinnontechnicallanguagehowasecondlanguageisacquired;whatthesecondlanguagelearnerneedstoknow;and

2、whysomelearnersaremoresuccessfulthanothers.Thetextbookintroducesinastep-by-stepfashionarangeoffundamentalconcepts–suchasSLAinadultsandchildren,informalandinformallearningcontexts,andindiversesocioculturalsettings–andtakesaninterdisciplinaryapproach,encouragingstu

3、dentstoconsiderSLAfromlinguistic,psychological,andsocialperspectives.Eachchaptercontainsalistofkeyterms,asummary,andarangeofgradedexercisessuitableforself-testingorclassdiscussion.ProvidingasolidfoundationinSLA,thisbookissettobecometheleadingintroductiontothefiel

4、dforstudentsoflinguistics,psychology,education,andtraineelanguageteachers.MURIELSAVILLE-TROIKEisRegent’sProfessorofEnglishattheUniversityofArizona.Shehasmadesignificantcontributionstothefieldsofsociolinguisticsandappliedlinguistics,andhaspreviouslyheldpostsatTexa

5、sA&MUniversity,theUniversityofTexas,GeorgetownUniversity,andtheUniversityofIllinois.ShehaspreviouslypublishedTheEthnographyofCommunication:AnIntroduction(ThirdEdition,2003),FoundationsforTeachingEnglishasaSecondLanguage(1976),andAHandbookofBilingualEducation(with

6、RudolphC.Troike,1971).CambridgeIntroductionstoLanguageandLinguisticsThisnewtextbookseriesprovidesstudentsandtheirteacherswithaccessibleintroductionstothemajorsubjectsencounteredwithinthestudyoflanguageandlinguistics.Assumingnopriorknowledgeofthesubject,eachbookis

7、writtenanddesignedforeaseofuseintheclassroomorseminar,andisidealforadoptiononamodularcourseasthecorerecommendedtextbook.Eachbookofferstheidealintroductorymaterialforeachsubject,presentingstudentswithanoverviewofthemaintopicsencounteredintheircourse,andfeaturesagl

8、ossaryofusefulterms,chapterpreviewsandsummaries,suggestionsforfurtherreading,andhelpfulexercises.Eachbookisaccompaniedbyasupportingwebsite.Bookspublishedinthes