目录

●About the book Acknowledgments 1 Introducing Second Language Acquisition   What is SLA?   What is a second language?   What is a first language?   Diversity in learning and learners   Summary   Activities 2 Foundations of Second Language Acquisition   The world of second languages   The nature of language learning   L1 versus 1.2 learning   The logical problem of language learning   Frameworks for SLA   Summary   Activities   Further reading 3 The Linguistics of Second Language Acquisition   The nature of language   Early approaches to SLA   Universal Grammar   Functional approaches   Summary   Activities   Further reading 4 The Psychology of Second Language Acquisition   Languages and the brain   Learning processes   Differences in learners   The effects of rnuitilingulism   Summary   Activities   Further reading 5 Social Contexts of Second Language Acquisition   Communicative competence   Microsocial factors   Macrosocial factors   Summary   Activities   Further reading 6 Acquiring Knowledge for L2 Use   Competence and use   Academic vs. interpersonal competence   Components of language knowledge   Receptive activities   Productive activities   Summary   Activities   Further reading 7 L2 learning and Teaching   Integrating perspectives   Approaching near-native competence   Implications for L2 learning and teaching   Summary Answer guide to questions for self-study Glossary References Index