Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART ONE - BACKGROUND; Introduction; 1. Second language acquisition research: an overview; PART TWO - THE DESCRIPTION OF LEARNER LANGUAGE; Introduction; 2. Learner errors and error analysis; 3. Developmental patterns: order and sequence in second language acquisition; 4. Variability in learner language; 5. Pragmatic aspects of learner language; PART THREE - EXPLAINING SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: EXTERNAL FACTORS; Introduction; 6. Social factors and second language acquisition; 7. Input and interaction and second language acquisition; PART FOUR - EXPLAINING SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: INTERNAL FACTORS; Introduction; 8. Language transfer; 9. Cognitive accounts of second language acquisition; 10. Linguistic universals and second language acquisition; PART FIVE - EXPLAINING INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION; Introduction; 11. Individual learner differences; 12. Learning strategies; PART SIX - CLASSROOM SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION; Introduction; 13. Classroom interaction and second language acquisition; 14. Formal instruction and second language acquisition; PART SEVEN - CONCLUSION; Introduction; 15. Data, theory, and applications in second language acquisition research ; Glossary; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index

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