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Ellis, Rod.

Understanding second language acquisition / Rod Ellis. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1985. - 327 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [307]-323.

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Key issues in Second Language Acquisition; 2. The role of the first language; 3. Interlanguage and the 'natural' route of development; 4. Variability in interlanguage; 5. Individual learner differences and Second Language Acquisition; 6. Input, interaction, and Second Language Acquisition; 7. Learner strategies; 8. The Universal Hypothesis and Second Language Acquisition; 9. The role of formal instruction in Second Language Acquisition; 10. Theories of Second Language Acquisition ; Conclusion; Glossary; References; Index

Rod Ellis provides readers with a comprehensive review of this important area of applied linguistics. He does not take up a particular stance, but examines different theories of second language acquisition and the critical reactions to them. Winner BAAL Book Prize

ISBN: 019437081X (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Second language acquisition.

LC Class. No.: P118.2 / .E4 1985

Dewey Class. No.: 418