Second Language Acquisition
An Introduction
Published on 19. April 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-1-4051-5488-8 (ISBN)
Description
In this new introduction to second language acquisition, Alan Juffs provides a clear and accessible overview of the field, including UG, cognitive approaches, and sociocultural theory. Complete with data-based exercises, Second Language Acquisition is a classroom-friendly introduction for undergraduate and graduate students alike.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
intermediate undergraduates and graduate students in linguistics, applied linguistics and second language teaching
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 171 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-5488-8 (9781405154888)
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Person
Alan Juffs is currently Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh. He has published in a variety of journals, including Language Learning, Second Language Research, Language Teaching Research, the Annual Review of Applied Linguistics and the Transactions of the Philological Society. He is also the Director of the English Language Institute at the University of Pittsburgh and co-editor of the Pitt Series in ESL textbooks published by the University of Michigan Press. In addition to more theoretical aspects of SLA, he maintains a keen interest in classroom research and materials development.