This book includes interviews with fourteen internationally-acclaimed leading figures in Second Language Acquisition (SLA), who speak on seminal issues in the field as well as their own contributions to SLA scholarship. As well as covering the contributors’ backgrounds and academic achievements, the interviews also delve into their areas of expertise, current theoretical and practical considerations, and contemporary questions, developments and challenges in SLA. The author probes their views on current topics including input and interaction, vocabulary acquisition, teaching pronunciation, writing development, syntactic processing, multilingualism, L1 attrition, complex dynamic systems, processing instruction, instructed second language acquisition, and technology in language teaching. An introduction by the author draws out the key themes and debates in the field today, and highlights areas for future research and further exploration, and a foreword is provided by Rod Ellis. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Applied Linguistics, Teacher Education and Methodology, and Second and Foreign Language Education.
Author(s): Karim Sadeghi
Edition: 1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 286
Foreword
References
Acknowledgments
Contents
List of Photos
1: SLA at 55: What Are the Key Issues?
Introduction
What Is SLA?
The Rise of SLA
Key Issues/Concepts in SLA
Factors Affecting SLA
Talking about Second Language Acquisition
Conclusion
References
2: Input and Interaction in SLA: An Interview with Susan Gass
Section I: Your Life Story
Section II: Your Contributions to SLA
Section III: Current and Future Trends in SLA
References
3: Interaction and Feedback in SLA: An Interview with Alison Mackey
Section I: Your Life Story
Section II: Your Contributions to SLA
Section III: Current and Future Trends in SLA
References
4: Classroom Interaction and SLA: An Interview with Masatoshi Sato
Section I: Your Life Story
Section II: Your Contributions to SLA
Section III: Current and Future Trends in SLA
References
5: Teaching Pronunciation and SLA: An Interview with Tracey Derwing
Section I: Your Life Story
Section II: Your Contributions to SLA
Section III: Current and Future Trends in SLA
References
6: Vocabulary Acquisition and Pedagogy in SLA: An Interview with Norbert Schmitt
Section I: Your Life Story
Section II: Your Contributions to SLA
Section III: Current and Future Trends in SLA
References
7: Morphosyntactic Processing in SLA: An Interview with Alison Gabriele
Section I: Your Life Story
Section II: Your Contributions to SLA
Section III: Current and Future Trends in SLA
References
8: Emergentist Syntax and SLA: An Interview with William O’Grady
Section I: Your Life Story
Section II: Your Contributions to SLA
Section III: Current and Future Trends in SLA
References
9: Writing Development in SLA: An Interview with Rosa Manchón
Section I: Your Life Story
Section II: Your Contributions to SLA
Section III: Current and Future Trends in SLA
References
10: First Language Attrition and SLA: An Interview with Monika Schmid
Section I: Your Life Story
Section II: Your Contributions to SLA
Section III: Current and Future Trends in SLA
References
11: Bilingualism and SLA: An Interview with Antonella Sorace
Section I: Your Life Story
Section II: Your Contributions to SLA
Section III: Current and Future Trends in SLA
References
12: Complex Dynamic Systems and Bi/Multilingualism in SLA: An Interview with Kees de Bot
Section I: Your Life Story
Section II: Your Contributions to SLA
Section III: Current and Future Trends in SLA
References
13: Instructed Second Language Acquisition: An Interview with Shawn Loewen
Section I: Your Life Story
Section II: Your Contributions to SLA
Section III: Current and Future Trends in SLA
References
14: Processing Instruction and SLA: An Interview with Alessandro Benati
Section I: Your Life Story
Section II: Your Contributions to SLA
Section III: Current and Future Trends in SLA
References
15: Digital Technology and SLA: An Interview with Glenn Stockwell
Section I: Your Life Story
Section II: Your Contributions to SLA
Section III: Current and Future Trends in SLA
References
Index
