Description: Providing a comprehensive survey of cutting-edge work on second language learning, this Handbook, written by a team of leading experts, surveys the nature of second language learning and its implications for teaching. Prominent theories and methods from linguistics, psycholinguistics, processing-based, and cognitive approaches are covered and organised thematically across sections dealing with skill development, individual differences, pedagogical interventions and approaches, and context and environment. This state-of-the-art volume will interest researchers in second language studies and language education, and will also reach out to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in these and other related areas.
Brief description: John W. Schwieter is an Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics and Faculty of Arts Teaching Scholar at Wilfrid Laurier University. He has written and edited numerous books and articles including The Cambridge Handbook of Bilingual Processing (Cambridge, 2015) and The Handbook of Translation and Cognition (2017). He is also co-editor of Cambridge Elements in Second Language Acquisition.
Review Quotes: 'This well-edited title summarizes the voluminous literature on second language acquisition, exploring key factors and processes involved in learning and, where applicable, identifying implications for teaching ... Graduate students will find the 'Looking Ahead' and 'Further Research' sections particularly valuable, as authors note research gaps and areas of interest ... This volume is recommended for its breadth of coverage ...' J. Adlington, Choice