Routledge Handbook of Instructed Second Language Acquisition

Taylor & Francis

The Routledge Handbook of Instructed Second Language AcquisitionAuthor(s): Shawn Loewen, Masatoshi Sato\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367141387, 978-0367141387\nSynopsis\nThe Routledge Handbook of Instructed Second Language Acquisition is the first collection of state-of-the-art papers pertaining to Instructed Second Language Acquisition (ISLA). Written by 45 world-renowned experts, the entries are full-length articles detailing pertinent issues with up-to-date references. Each chapter serves three purposes:\n\n(1) provide a review of current literature and discussions of cutting edge issues;\n\n(2) share the authors understanding of, and approaches to, the issues; and\n\n(3) provide direct links between research and practice.\n\nIn short, based on the chapters in this handbook, ISLA has attained a level of theoretical and methodological maturity that provides a solid foundation for future empirical and pedag.