What is fossilization? -- Behavioral reflexes and causal variables -- A microscopic analysis : critical period effects -- A macroscopic analysis : native language transfer -- A microscopic analysis : some empirical evidence -- Second language instruction and fossilization -- Summary and conclusion
Summary
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?
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-197) and index
