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Books on: second language acquisition

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Second Language Acquisition: Theory and Pedagogy

Book by Fred R. Eckman, Diane Highland, Peter W. Lee, Jean Mileham, Rita Rutkowski Weber; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1995

Subjects:

Language And Languages--Study And Teaching--Congresses, Second Language Acquisition--Congresses

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Second Language Acquisition Theory and Pedagogy Second Language Acquisition Theory and Pedagogy Edited by Fred R...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Second language acquisition : theory and pedagogy / edited by Fred R...
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Second-Language Acquisition in Childhood: Preschool Children - Vol. 1

Book by Barry McLaughlin; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1984

Subjects:

Language And Languages--Study And Teaching, Second Language Acquisition

Collections: Education, Entire Library

SECOND-LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN CHILDHOOD: VOLUME...Applied MCLAUGHLIN Second Language Acquisition in Childhood, V. 1: Preschool...Psychology of Infancy and Childhood Second-Language Acquisition in Childhood: Volume...
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Second Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar

Book by Lydia White; Cambridge University Press, 2003

Subjects:

Grammar, Comparative And General, Interlanguage (Language Learning), Principles And Parameters (Linguistics), Second Language Acquisition

Collections: Education, Entire Library

This authoritative textbook is an overview and analysis of current second language acquisition research, conducted within the generative linguistic framework. It argues for a role for Universal Grammar in second language acquisition. Theories as to the role of Universal Grammar and the extent of ...
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This authoritative textbook is an overview and analysis of current second language acquisition research, conducted within the generative linguistic framework. It argues for a role for Universal Grammar in second language acquisition. Theories as to the role of Universal Grammar and the extent of language transfer are presented along with relevant empirical research. Properties of early developmental stage grammars are examined, as well as the nature of the final outcome of the acquisition process.
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Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course

Book by Susan M. Gass, Larry Selinker; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1994

Subjects:

Second Language Acquisition

Collections: Education, Entire Library

SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE Topics...Gass/ Selinker: Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE...
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Second Language Acquisition and the Critical Period Hypothesis

Book by David Birdsong; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999

Subjects:

Second Language Acquisition--Congresses

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Second Language Acquisition and the Critical Period Hypothesis -ii- Second Language Acquisition and the Critical Period Hypothesis...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Second language acquisition and the critical period hypothesis...

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Journal Articles on: second language acquisition

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Writing Development and Second Language Acquisition in Young Children

Journal article by Blanche Perotta; Childhood Education, Vol. 70, 1994

Subjects:

Composition (Language arts)--Study and teaching, English education--Study and teaching, Second language acquisition--Analysis

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Writing Development and Second Language Acquisition in Young Children...means of facilitating the acquisition of a second language, teachers of ESL students...McGroarty, M. (1988). Second language acquisition theory relevant to language...
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Facilitating Second Language Acquisition in Elementary and Secondary Physical Education Classes: The Increasingly Diverse Student Population Makes Every Teacher a Teacher of English

Journal article by Nancy D. Bell, David Lorenzi; JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, Vol. 75, 2004

Subjects:

Language instruction--Methods, Physical education and training--Educational aspects, Physical education and training--Study and teaching, Physical education--Educational aspects, Physical education--Study and teaching

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Facilitating Second Language Acquisition in Elementary and Secondary...responsibility: facilitating second language acquisition. The article begins with...major factors involved in second language acquisition--input, output, and feedback...
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Teaching Grammar to Adults and Second Language Learning Research

Journal article by Deborah A. Fitch; Education, Vol. 116, 1995

Subjects:

Adults--Education, Grammar, Comparative and general--Study and teaching, Second language acquisition--Research

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...researchers in the field of second language acquisition, who have noted a significant...language acquisition and in second language acquisition differ, but perhaps those...found that age influences second language acquisition in a number of ways. Older...
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Assessment Considerations in the Evaluation of Second-Language Learners: A Case Study

Journal article by Naomi B. Schiff-Myers, Janine Djukic, Janine Mcgovern-Lawler, Daisy Perez; Exceptional Children, Vol. 60, 1993

Subjects:

Language disorders in children--Evaluation, Second language acquisition--Evaluation

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...226241. Kessler, C. (1984). Language acquisition in bilingual children. In...1981 ). Bilingualism and language acquisition. In H. Winitz (Ed.), Native language and foreign language acquisition: Vol. 379. Annals of The...
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Second-Language Studies and College-Level Chinese-Language Textbooks in the United States

Journal article by Cynthia Y. Ning; China Review International, Vol. 8, 2001

Subjects:

Chinese language--Study and teaching, Second language acquisition--Bibliography

Collections: Entire Library

...teaching has been a slippery slope. Studies in second-language acquisition (SLA) as often as not use a scientific, positivist...Krashen, Stephen. 1982. Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Pergamon Press. -----. 1985. The...

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Magazine Articles on: second language acquisition

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Conference Probes Second Language Research Needs

Magazine article; Reading Today, Vol. 19, August 2001

Subjects:

International Reading Association--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Second language acquisition--Conferences, meetings and seminars

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Conference Probes Second Language Research Needs. The problem...says about the best practices in second language literacy education and to map out...conference, titled "Investigating Second Language Literacy Research (North American...
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Association Issues Position Statement on Second-Language Literacy Instruction

Magazine article; Reading Today, Vol. 18, April 2001

Subjects:

English (Second language)--Social aspects, English as a second language--Social aspects, International Reading Association--Management, Literacy--Study and teaching, Second language acquisition--Social aspects

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Issues Position Statement on Second-Language Literacy Instruction...Reading Association entitled Second-Language Literacy Instruction. "Ideally...worldwide. Given the prevalence of second-language literacy instruction worldwide...
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Bridging the Gap - Learning Languages Has Taken a Quantum Leap as It Enters the Twenty-First Century

Magazine article by Kristin L. Johannsen; World and I, Vol. 16, September 2001

Subjects:

Bilingual education--Study and teaching, English (Second language)--Study and teaching, English as a second language--Study and teaching, Second language acquisition--Study and teaching

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...is teaching his English as a Second Language (ESL) students to make complaints...refer to this as learning a second language, one in everyday use in the...billion have studied it as a second or foreign language. Traditionally, students...
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Teacher and Student

Magazine article by Carol Baum; The Humanist, Vol. 55, July 1995

Subjects:

English education--Study and teaching, English teachers--Personal narratives, Second language acquisition--Personal narratives

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...I outlined the workload for Advanced English As a Second Language. When I had finished, one student raised her hand...and drove home. Carol Baum teaches English As a Second Language at North Shore Community College in Lynn, Massachusetts...
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Gender Differences in Language Are Biological

Magazine article; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 136, June 2008

Subjects:

Brain research, Language acquisition--Demographic aspects, Northwestern University--Reports

Collections: Entire Library

...associated with a word are brought to mind simply by seeing or hearing the word. While the second explanation puts males at a disadvantage in more abstract language function, those kinds of sensory associations may have provided an evolutionary advantage...

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Newspaper Articles on: second language acquisition

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Making Sense of Babel; Acquiring a Second Language No Longer a Foreign Idea

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 29, 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...how languages are put together." Finding new uses for Latin accompanies a larger explosion of interest in second-language acquisition. Knowing a foreign language is all about access. No longer is the language major relegated to teaching or...
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Language Timetable

Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), October 12, 2008

Subjects:

Elementary school students, English (Second language), English as a second language, School construction

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...to seven years," said Tofte, citing research by the University of Torontos Jim Cummins, who specializes in second language acquisition and literacy development. While children pick up informal "playground" English much more quickly, developing...
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Immigrants Tackle English; Called 'The Key' to Achieving Success in the U.S

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 27, 2006

Subjects:

Emigration and immigration, English (Second language), English as a second language, Immigrants, Northern Virginia Community College

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...English as a second language (ESL) classes and...begin earning a second masters degree...vocabulary and passive acquisition of vocabulary where...advanced English as a Second Language class at Northern...instruction to "passive acquisition." Photo by J.M...
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New Acquisition

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 10, 2007

Subjects:

Cable television broadcasting industry, Communications industry, Computer services industry, Consumer News and Business Channel Partnership, Information technology services industry, MSNBC Cable Network, Oxygen Media L.L.C., Telecommunications industry, Telecommunications services industry, Telemundo Communications Group Inc., iVillage Inc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...existing cable portfolio. Its the second acquisition under Jeff Zuckers tenure as chief executive...back on top Overall, for the new seasons second official week, CBS was the prime-time...with 440,000 viewers. Among the Spanish-language networks last week, Univision averaged...
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Audacious Acquisition Sees Tinopolis Turnover Rocket

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), December 13, 2006

Subjects:

.tv Corporation International

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...subsidiary produced a second series of Caerdydd for...pounds 1.24m. Future acquisitions are planned, but Mr...programme or series. Welsh-language media, he believes...crisis. English is the language of the digital revolution...challenge for speakers of languages including German and...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: second language acquisition

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Language Acquisition

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...learning a native or a second language. The acquisition of native languages is...Analysis: Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition (1974); R. Andersen, ed., New Dimensions in Second Language Acquisition Research (1981); D. W...
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Bilingualism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...BILINGUALISM ability to use two languages. Fluency in a second language requires skills in listening comprehension, speaking...even when one language is dominant (see language acquisition ), performance in the other language may be superior...
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United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Spanish-American War , which resulted in U.S. acquisition of Puerto Rico, the Philippine Islands...1952) the first hydrogen bomb, but was second to the USSR in launching (Jan. 31, 1958...international problems dominated Johnsons second term, and Johnson himself pursued an...
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Japan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...emergence of imperial Japan, with acquisition of Taiwan and the Pescadores...war (see Sino-Japanese War, Second ). A puppet Chinese government...Social Democrats slipped to a secondary position in the coalition...defensive capability, extended his second term by an extra year, and...
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Egypt

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...the border up the Nile to the Second Cataract. Order was preserved...minority. The Greek and Coptic languages went out of use, and Arabic...continued to increase with the acquisition of powerful modern weapons...was reelected and Nour placed second. Observers said that the election...

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