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An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Research Paperback – 8 April 1991

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Understanding how people learn and fail to learn second and foreign languages is increasingly recognised as a critical social and psycholinguistic issue. Second languages are vitally important to diverse groups of people, ranging from refugees to college students facing foreign language requirements. This book provides a synthesis of empirical findings on second and foreign language learning by children and adults, emphasising the design and execution of appropriate research.

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    Applied Linguistics and Language Study
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    416 pages
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    8 April 1991
  5. Dimensions
    13.59 x 2.39 x 21.01 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0582553776
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    978-0582553774
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'..the comprehensiveness of the book, combined with its detailed descriptions of empirical studies and the extensive bibliography, make it an excellent reference source for readers already familiar with the field.'
Applied Linguistics, Vol 17, No 3, 1996.

'One of the most useful features of this volume is its extensive and comprehensive bibliographical coverage of research in language teaching, language acquisition and related areas of applied linguistics.'
Forum for Modern Language Studies, Vol XXVIII, No 3, 1992.

'I believe that instructors using the book can feel confident that students will have a balanced mainstream view of the core issues in SLA.'
Issue in Applied Linguistics, Vol 3, No 2, 1992.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (8 April 1991)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0582553776
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0582553774
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.59 x 2.39 x 21.01 cm
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Rusiru
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very good used copy
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Gigi
5.0 out of 5 stars très utile
Reviewed in France on 2 September 2013
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Même s'il date un peu, très utile pour les apprentis-chercheurs. J'ai rencontré Diane LARSEN-FREEMAN en 1989, je ne savais pas qu'elle avait publié cet ouvrage depuis.
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T. Hooper
5.0 out of 5 stars Not an Introduction to SLA
Reviewed in the United States on 28 March 2005
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I think a lot of the previous reviewers have misinterpreted the purpose of this book. The key word in the title is "research". This book prepares graduate students who are going to do SLA reasearch in the course of their studies. It provides an excellent introduction to research by first presenting the different styles of reseach used in the field as well as research methods. The rest of the book consists of the major studies that have been conducted up until the publication of the book. A graduate student can use this as a resource book for their research. The methods of each study are well described. Also, students will be able to see what kind of research has already been conducted, so they can check whether the problem they want to research has already been done. Also, some new questions have arisen from these studies which would make excellent research projects.

I assume that the previous reviewers were not interested in research, but in application. If that is the case then they bought the wrong book. For an introductory text to SLA research, I recommend Lightbrown and Spada's "How Languages are Learned". That book is designed for practicing educators, and it gives good explanations of the research without using much jargon. Please be sure to choose the book that suits your purpose. In other words, the previous negative reviews are more due to the reviewers' poor choice of material rather than any defect in the material itself.
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pluck
5.0 out of 5 stars 内容の濃い本
Reviewed in Japan on 27 June 2003
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入門とあるが、内容は濃く、洗練度が高いためか、初心者では十分に吸収することは難しいと思う。繰り返し、読むことをすすめる。内容は出版年から考えても多少古いのは仕方ないものの、それにもまして、温故知新ではないが、著者達の影響力によるところが大なのであろうが、現在の中心的な第二言語習得研究の原点ともいべき、発想や方向性を知ることができると思う。さり気なく書いてあるところが、現在の研究の潮流を生んでいるようなところが多くある。他にも入門書はあるが、必須度としては最も高いものではないだろうか。
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Laura Hall
5.0 out of 5 stars Grad school book
Reviewed in the United States on 3 February 2013
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Book provides good information on the research on SLA and was useful on my grad school courses as well as in my prep for National Boards.
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