Fossilization in Adult Second Language Acquisition.
Title:
Fossilization in Adult Second Language Acquisition.
Author:
Han, ZhaoHong.
ISBN:
9781853596889
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (211 pages)
Series:
Second Language Acquisition S. ; v.No. 5
Second Language Acquisition S.
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 What is Fossilization? -- Chapter 3 Behavioral Reflexes and Causal Variables -- Chapter 4 A Macroscopic Analysis: Critical Period Effects -- Chapter 5 A Macroscopic Analysis: Native Language Transfer -- Chapter 6 A Microscopic Analysis: Some Empirical Evidence -- Chapter 7 Second Language Instruction and Fossilization -- Chapter 8 Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
This text is a systematic attempt to address the issue of fossilization in relation to a fundamental question in second language acquisition research, which is: why are learners, adults in particular, unable to develop the level of competence they have aspired to?.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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