Table of Contents

1. Acknowledgments; 2. Foreword (by Myles, Florence); 3. Introduction (by Garcia Mayo, Maria del Pilar); 4. Chapter 1. What is easy and what is hard to acquire in a second language: A generative perspective (by Slabakova, Roumyana); 5. Chapter 2. Systemic Functional approaches to second language acquisition in school settings (by Garcia, Ana Llinares); 6. Chapter 3. From input, output and comprehension to negotiation, evidence, and attention: An overview of theory and research on learner interaction and SLA (by Pica, Teresa); 7. Chapter 4. Skill Acquisition Theory and the role of practice in L2 development (by Lyster, Roy); 8. Chapter 5. The Input Processing Theory in second language acquisition (by Benati, Alessandro G.); 9. Chapter 6. Processability Theory: Explaining developmental sequences (by Hakansson, Gisela); 10. Chapter 7. Sociocultural Theory and second language development: Theoretical foundations and insights from research (by Ganem-Gutierrez, Gabriela Adela); 11. Chapter 8. Investigating L2 spoken syntax: A Usage-based perspective (by Weinert, Regina); 12. Chapter 9. Connectionist models of second language acquisition (by Li, Ping); 13. Chapter 10. Dynamic Systems Theory as a comprehensive theory of second language development (by Bot, Kees de); 14. Chapter 11. Electrophysiology of second language processing: The past, present and future (by Sabourin, Laura L.); 15. Afterword. On multiplicity and mutual exclusivity: The case for different SLA theories (by Rothman, Jason); 16. List of contributors