Background to the L2 user / Vivian Cook -- Lexical representation and lexical processing in the L2 user / Annette de Groot -- Phonology of the L2 user / Roy Major -- Minimalist approach to L2 solves a dilemma of UG / Suzanne Flynn and Barbara Lust -- Development of L2 functional use / Clive Perdue -- Cognitive processes of L2 users / Ellen Bialystok -- Portrait of the bilingual child / Fred Genesee -- Neurolinguistics of L2 users / Franco Fabbro -- Individual differences in L2 fluency: the effect of neurobiological correlates / Jean-Marc Dewaele -- Language attrition: tests, self-assessments and perceptions / Kees de Bot and Madeleine Hulsen -- Poststructuralist approaches to the study of social factors in second language learning and use / Aneta Pavlenko -- Second language learner's rights / Francisco Gomes-da-Matos -- Language teaching methodology and the L2 user perspective / Vivian Cook
Summary
"Portraits of the L2 User treats second language users in their own right rather than as failed native speakers. It describes a range of psychological and linguistic approaches to diverse topics about L2 users. It thus provides an overview of current second language acquisition theories, results and methods, seen from a common perspective."--Jacket
Analysis
Language & linguistics Language teaching & learning material - ESL/EFL Philosophy & theory of education
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
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