Ellis, Rod. <br/><br/>
Understanding second language acquisition / 
Rod Ellis. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  1985. 
 - 327 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Bibliography: p. [307]-323. 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/> 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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>019437081X (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Second language acquisition.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P118.2  / .E4 1985 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>418