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Portraits of the L2 user
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ISBN: 1847698948 128082803X 9781853595859 1853595853 9786610828036 9781853595851 9781847698940 6610828032 1853595837 1853595845 9781853595844 9781853595837 Year: 2002 Volume: 1 Publisher: Clevedon: Multilingual matters,

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Portraits of the L2 User treats second language users in their own right rather than as failed native speakers. It describes a range of psychological and linguistic approaches to diverse topics about L2 users. It thus provides an innovative overview of current second language acquisition theories, results and methods, seen from a common perspective.

Appraising research in second language learning : a practical approach to critical analysis of quantitative research
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ISBN: 9027216967 1588112543 9027216959 1588112535 9786612254567 9027297509 1282254561 0585462399 9789027216960 9780585462394 9789027297501 9789027216953 9781588112538 9781588112545 Year: 2002 Volume: 3 Publisher: Amsterdam: Benjamins,

Time for words: studies in foreign language vocabulary acquisition
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ISBN: 3631397992 9780820460086 0820460087 9783631397992 Year: 2002 Publisher: Frankfurt a.M.: Lang,

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The roots of variation of English-teaching : a phenomenographic study founded on an alternative basic assumption
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ISBN: 9173464325 Year: 2002 Publisher: Göteborg Acta universitatis Gothoburgensis

Situation-bound utterances in L1 and L2
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ISBN: 3110173581 3110894033 3111803627 9783110894035 9783110173581 Year: 2002 Volume: 19 Publisher: Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter,

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This book focuses on a particular type of formulaic expressions called Situation-Bound Utterances (SBUs). Since the meaning of these pragmatic units is shaped by the interplay of linguistic and extralinguistic factors they can be best accounted for in a theoretical framework which represents a knowledge-for-use conception. A unique feature of the book is that it examines the development and use of a particular type of formulae from new perspectives. The comparison of a monolingual and multilingual approach, and the application of the graded salience hypothesis to SBUs within a cognitive-pragmatic theoretical framework reveal that issues such as the role of context in shaping situational meaning, and the existence of common or similar cognitive mechanisms and knowledge structures responsible for cognitive functions and speech behavior in different languages need revision. As a consequence, the book seeks answer to two main questions: 1) origin and extent of context-sensitiveness, and 2) the development of the particular situational functions of SBUs. On the basis of recent research it is argued that context affects comprehension only after highly salient information has been accessed. Search for the appropriate meaning stops if the information accessed initially is compatible with the context, and it continues, if it is not. This approach puts the issue of context-sensitiveness of SBUs into an entirely different perspective. It is also discussed that why exactly these utterances started to be used to express those pragmatic functions and not others. SBUs demonstrate better than any other linguistic unit that there is a strong cognitive-linguistic interdependency. The development of certain SBUs can be accounted for through cognitive mechanisms, and vice versa: learning an SBU for a culturally important category can linguistically reinforce the learning of the category itself. The book uses a cross-linguistic perspective and illustrative examples from several languages which makes its arguments and claims convincing.

Computer learner corpora, second language acquisition and foreign language teaching
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ISSN: 15699471 ISBN: 9027217017 9027217025 1588112934 1588112942 9786612161001 1282161008 9027296235 9789027217011 9789027296238 9781588112934 9781588112941 9781282161009 6612161000 Year: 2002 Volume: .6 Publisher: Amsterdam: Benjamins,

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This book takes stock of current research into computer learner corpora conducted both by ELT and SLA specialists. It should be of particular interest to researchers looking to assess its relevance to SLA theory and ELT practice. Throughout the volume, emphasis is also placed on practical, methodological aspects of computer learner corpus research, in particular the contribution of technology to the research process. The advantages and disadvantages of automated and semi-automated approaches are analyzed, the capabilities of linguistic software tools investigated, the corpora (and compilation processes) described in detail. In this way, an important function of the volume is to give practical insight to researchers who may be considering compiling a corpus of learner data or embarking on learner corpus research.The volume is divided into three main sections: Section 1 gives a general overview of learner corpus research; Section 2 illustrates a range of corpus-based approaches to interlanguage analysis; Section 3 demonstrates the direct pedagogical relevance of learner corpus work.

Motivational strategies in the language classroom
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ISBN: 9780511667343 9780521790291 9780521793773 0511667345 0521793777 0521790298 Year: 2002 Publisher: Cambridge: Cambridge university press,

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This volume gives an overview of the theory of motivation and applies it to practical skills and strategies, providing new insights into the field of motivational studies and its implications for second-language pedagogy.

Globalization and language teaching
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ISBN: 0415242762 Year: 2002 Publisher: London : Routledge,

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Scaffolding language, scaffolding learning : teaching second language learners in the mainstream classroom.
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ISBN: 0325003661 Year: 2002 Publisher: Portsmouth Heinemann

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The L2 acquisition of tense-aspect morphology
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ISBN: 9027224951 1588112179 9786612161025 1282161024 9027296251 9781588112170 9789027296252 9789027224958 9781282161023 6612161027 Year: 2002 Volume: 27 Publisher: Amsterdam: Benjamins,

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The present volume provides a cross-linguistic perspective on the development of tense-aspect in L2 acquisition. Data-based studies included in this volume deal with the analysis of a wide range of target languages: Chinese, English, Italian, French, Japanese, and Spanish. Theoretical frameworks used to evaluate the nature of the empirical evidence range from generative grammar to functional-typological linguistics. Several studies focus on the development of past tense markers, but other issues such as the acquisition of a future marker are also addressed. An introductory chapter outlines some theoretical and methodological issues that serves as relevant preliminary reading for most of the chapters included in this volume. Additionally, a preliminary chapter offers a substantive review of first language acquisition of tense-aspect morphology. The analysis of the various languages included in this volume significantly advances our understanding of this phenomenon, and will serve as an important basis for future research.

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