Brief introduction to second language acquisition

Preface

Chapter One Understanding Second Language Acquisition
1．1 What is second language acquisition?
1．2 What are the objectives of SLA research?
1．3 Basic terminology in SLA
1．3．1 Native and target language
1．3．2 Second and foreign language
1．3 3 Bilingualism and multilingualism
1．3．4 SLA and foreign language learning
1．3 5 Input and output
1．3．6 Competence and performancet
1．3．7 Usage and use
1．3．8 Comprehension and production
1．3．9 Naturalistic and instructed second language acquisition
1．4 The external and internal factors in SLA．
1．4．1 External factors
1．4．2 Internal factors
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Chapter Two The Study of interlanguage
2．1 What is interlanguage?
2．2 Characteristics of interlanguage
2．3 Major findings in IL studies
2．3．1 Systematic changes in grammar
2．3．2 Acquisition order and sequence of acquisition
2．3．3 L1 influenee
2．4 Interlanguage pragmatics
2．4．1 Second language speech act
2．4．2 Production of speech acts：difiefences between L2 learners and L1 speakers
2．4．3 Speech act research paradigm
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Chapter Three Linguistic Aspects of SLA
3．1 The nature of human language
3．1．1 Common characteristics of language
3．1．2 Different aspects of language
3．2 Early approaches to SLA
3．2．1 Contrastive analysis hypothesis(CAH)
3．2．2 Erroranalysis(EA)
3．2．3 Monitor Model
3．3 Universal grammar(UG)
3．3．1 Definition
3．3．2 Principles and parameters
3．3．3 UG and SLA
3．4 Typological universals：Accessibility hierarchy(AH)
3．5 Functional approaches
3．5．1 Systemic linguistics
3．5．2 Functional typology
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Chapter Four Psychological Aspects of SLA
4．1 Language and the brain
4．2 Behavioristsway of learning
4．3 Cognitive perspective of learning
4．3．1 Information processing(IP)
4．3．2 Connectionists／emergentistsmodels
4．3．3 Competition model(CM)
4．3．4 BialystokS theory of L2 learning
4．3．5 GassS integrative model of SLA
4．4 Individual differences“
4．4．1 Aptitude
4．4．2 Age
4．4．3 Motivation
4．4．4 Cognitive style
4．4．5 Pemonality
4．4．6 Learning strategies
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Chapter Five Sociocultural Aspects of SLA
5．1 Micmsocial factors
5．1．1 Input and interaction
5．1．2 Input modification
5．1．3 Interaetional modifications
5．1．4 Feedback
5．1．5 Interaction hypothesis
5．1．6 Socio．cuhuraI theory
5．2 Macrosocial factors
5．2．1 Accommodation theory
5．2．2 Accuhuration model
5．2．3 Social identity and investment in L2 learning
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Chapter Six Instruction and Second Language Acquisition
6．1 Language teaching．
6．2 Form．focused instruction
6．2．1 FoCUS orl form and focus 0n forms
6．2．2 Form—focused instruction
6．2．3 Teachability hypothesis
6．2．4 Input—based instruction and output—based instruction
6．2．5 Consciousness—raising
6．2．6 Processing instruction(PI)
6．3 Uniqueness of classroom instruction
6．4 Explicit and implicit instruction
6．5 Tips on teaching of grammar
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Chapter Seven Second Language Acquisition Research：Data Collection and Analysis
7．1 Data collection
7．1．1 Data categorization
7．1．2 Linguistic production data elicitation
7．1．3 Non—linguistic information elicitation
7．2 Data analysis and interpretation
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