{"product_id":"second-language-learning-theories-fourth-edition","title":"Second Language Learning Theories: Fourth Edition","description":"Written by a team of leading experts working in different SLA specialisms, this fourth edition is a clear and concise introduction to the main theories of second language acquisition (SLA) from multiple perspectives, comprehensively updated to reflect the very latest developments SLA research in recent years.\nThe book covers all the main theoretical perspectives currently active in SLA and sets each chapter within a broader framework. Each chapter examines the claims and scope of each theory and how each views language, the learner and the acquisition process, supplemented by summaries of key studies and data examples from a variety of languages. Chapters end with an evaluative summary of the theories discussed. Key features to this fourth edition include updated accounts of developments in cognitive approaches to second language (L2) learning, the implications of advances in generative linguistics and the \"social turn\" in L2 research, with re-worked chapters on functional, sociocultural and sociolinguistic perspectives, and an entirely new chapter on theory integration, in addition to updated examples using new studies.\nSecond Language Learning Theories continues to be an essential resource for graduate students in second language acquisition.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 113867141X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: GBV.113867141X.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Mitchell, Rosamond|Marsden, Emma|Myles, Florence\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy may contain significant wear, including bending, writing, and tears. This book is a functional copy, not necessarily a beautiful copy.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Good Books Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54636698042673,"sku":"GBV.113867141X.A","price":48.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/3730\/2065\/files\/113867141X-0.jpg?v=1781645661","url":"https:\/\/goodbookscompany.org\/products\/second-language-learning-theories-fourth-edition","provider":"Good Books Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}