Psycholinguistics Arena

Interlanguage Variation in Theoretical and Pedagogical Perspective

• By H.D. Adamson.

Published April 2012

In this book H.D. Adamson reviews scholarship in sociolinguistics and second language acquisition, comparing theories of variation in first and second-language speech, with special attention to the psychological underpinnings of variation theory. Interlanguage is what second language learners speak…
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Considering Emotions in Critical English Language Teaching

Theories and Praxis

• By Sarah Benesch.

Published February 2012

Groundbreaking in the ways it makes new connections among emotion, critical theory, and pedagogy, this book explores the role of students’ and teachers’ emotions in college instruction, illuminating key literacy and identity issues faced by immigrant students learning English in postsecondary…
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Conducting Reaction Time Research in Second Language Studies

• By Nan Jiang.

Published December 2011

This book offers a general introduction to reaction time research as relevant to Second Language Studies and explores a collection of tasks and paradigms that are often used in such research. It provides a lucid explanation of the technical aspects of collecting reaction time data and outlines…
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Early Biliteracy Development

Exploring Young Learners' Use of Their Linguistic Resources

• Edited by Eurydice B. Bauer, and Mileidis Gort.

Published October 2011

A large and growing number of students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in the US and around the world have the potential to develop bilingualism and biliteracy if supported in their immediate environment. At the forefront in focusing exclusively on biliteracy development in…
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Christian and Critical English Language Educators in Dialogue

Pedagogical and Ethical Dilemmas

• Edited by Mary Shepard Wong, and Suresh Canagarajah.

Published June 2011

The legacy of English teaching and Christian missionaries is a flashpoint within the field of English language teaching. This critical examination of the place of Christianity in the field is unique in presenting the voices of TESOL professionals from a wide range of religious and spiritual…
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Intelligibility in World Englishes

Theory and Application

• By Cecil L. Nelson.

Published May 2011

Intelligibility is the term most generally used to address the complex of criteria that describe, broadly, how useful someone’s English is when talking or writing to someone else. Set within the paradigm of world Englishes – which posits that the Englishes of the world may be seen as flexibly…
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Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning

Volume 2

• Edited by Eli Hinkel.

Published January 2011

This landmark volume provides a broad-based, comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of current knowledge and research into second language teaching and learning. All authors are leading authorities in their areas of expertise. The chapters, all completely new for Volume 2, are organized in eight…
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Language and Bilingual Cognition

• Edited by Vivian Cook, and Benedetta Bassetti.

Published November 2010

This innovative volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of the relationship between language and cognition with a focus on bilinguals. It brings together contributions from international leading figures in various disciplines and showcases contemporary research on the emerging area of bilingual…
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Teaching Grammar in Second Language Classrooms

Integrating Form-Focused Instruction in Communicative Context

• By Hossein Nassaji, and Sandra S. Fotos.

Published November 2010

Recent SLA research recognizes the necessity of attention to grammar and demonstrates that form-focused instruction is especially effective when it is incorporated into a meaningful communicative context. Designed specifically for second-language teachers, this text identifies and explores the…
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Becoming Biliterate

Identity, Ideology, and Learning to Read and Write in Two Languages

• By Bobbie Kabuto.

Published July 2010

Through the real-life context of one child learning to be bilingual and biliterate, this book raises questions and provides a context for pre-service and practicing teachers to understand and reflect on how children learn to read and write in multiple languages. Highlighting the social and…
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