Han Fossilization in Adult Second Language Acquisition

Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-1-78892-042-1
Verlag: Multilingual Matters
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 5, 216 Seiten

Reihe: Second Language Acquisition

This book 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 in spite of continuous and sustained exposure to the target language, adequate motivation to learn, and sufficient opportunity to practice?

Autoren/Hrsg.

Han, ZhaoHong

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Alphabetisierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

1 Introduction

2 What is Fossilization?

3 Behavioral Reflexes and Causal Variables

4 A Macroscopic Analysis: Critical Period Effects

5 A Macroscopic Analysis: Native Language Transfer

6 A Microscopic Analysis: Some Empirical Evidence

7 Second Language Instruction and Fossilization

8 Summary and Conclusion

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Han, ZhaoHong
ZhaoHong Han is Professor of Language and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research interests include second language learnability, second language teachability, and their interface. Among her recent publications are Complexity Theory and Language Development (co-edited with Lourdes Ortega, John Benjamins, 2017), Studies in Second Language Acquisition of Chinese (Multilingual Matters, 2014) and Linguistic Relativity in SLA (co-edited with Teresa Cadierno, Multilingual Matters, 2010).

ZhaoHong Han is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research interests are in issues of second language learnability,  teachability, and fossilization. Her research has appeared in journals such as Applied Linguistics, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, Language Teaching Research, and TESOL Quarterly.