Cognition and Second Language Instruction (Cambridge Applied Linguistics)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: December 17, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780521802888
Subjects: ELT: teaching theory & methods; Language Arts & Disciplines; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Language; English as a Second Language; Linguistics; Foreign Language Study / English as a Second Language; Grammar
First sentence: The essential claim of this chapter is that the concept of attention is necessary in order to understand virtually every aspect of second language acquisition (SLA), including the development of interlanguages (ILs) over time, variation within IL at particular points in time, the development of L2 fluency, the role of individual differences such as motivation, aptitude and learning strategies in L2 learning, and the ways in which interaction, negotiation for meaning, and all forms of instruction contribute to language learning.