Second Language Acquisition as a Mode-Switching Process
An Empirical Analysis of Korean Learners of English
1st Edition
Published on 31. August 2017
XI, 151 pages
978-1-137-52436-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book analyses processes of mode-switching in second language acquisition as they relate to Korean learners of English. In this empirical study, the author examines how native language influences and shapes usage of second language, particularly when the two are so dramatically different both in terms of grammar and the cultures in which they are anchored. Learning to speak English, she argues, entails switching from the formulaic to the strategic mode so that varying speaking norms and linguistic values are fully understood. This results in a mode switch towards the target culture. This intriguing book will be of interest to students and scholars of applied linguistics, sociolinguistics and English language education.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
XI, 151 p. 8 illus.
File size
1,87 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-137-52436-2 (9781137524362)
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-52436-2
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Sooho Song
Second Language Acquisition as a Mode-Switching Process
An Empirical Analysis of Korean Learners of English
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09/2017
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Person
Sooho Song is Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. Her research interests focus on second language acquisition, applied linguistics, and Korean linguistics. Her publications include
Politeness and Culture in Second Language Acquisition
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2012) and articles in
Language Sciences
and
Korea Journal
.
Content
- Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Second Language Acquisition Theories.- Chapter 3.- Functional Approaches in Second Language Learning and Linguistic Cognition.- Chapter 4. Socio-Linguistic Patterns.- Chapter 5. Second Language Learning as Mode-Switching.- Chapter 6. Comparison of English and Korean Language Mode.- Chapter 7. Empirical Analysis.- Chapter 8. Conclusion
