TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ellis,Rod
TI  - Understanding second language acquisition
SN  - 019437081X (pbk.)
AV  - P118.2 .E4 1985
U1  - 418 19
PY  - 1985///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Second language acquisition
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -