Unit 1 Introducing Second Language Acquisition 1
1.1 What Is Second Language Acquisition? 2
1.2 Why Is Second Language Acquisition Important? 3
1.3 Which Areas Does Second Language Acquisition Study? 4
1.4 How Long Is the History of Second Language Acquisition? 4
Unit 2 Reviewing Bases of Second Language Acquisition 10
2.1 What Is Language? 11
2.2 Different Views About Language 12
2.3 Nature of Learning 14
2.4 Misconceptions of Learning 15
2.5 Mystery of First Language Acquisition 17
Unit 3 Defining Concepts of Second Language Acquisition 24
3.1 Competence and Performance 25
3.2 First Language,Second Language,and Foreign Language 25
3.3 Acquisition and Learning 29
3.4 Input and Output 32
3.5 Interlanguage 33
3.6 Variability 34
3.7 Fossilization 36
3.8 Language Transfer 37
Unit 4 Theorizing About Second Language Acquisition 49
4.1 Universal Grammar 50
4.2 Interlanguage Theory 52
4.3 Monitor Theory 56
4.4 Connectionism 61
4.5 Construction Grammar 63
4.6 Acculturation Model 66
4.7 Sociocultural Theory 69
Unit 5 Identifying Learner Differences 74
5.1 Learning Styles 75
5.2 Learning Strategies 79
5.3 Learning Aptitude 85
5.4 Learning Intelligence 88
5.5 Learning Motivation 91
5.6 Learner Personality 95
5.7 Learning Age 99
Unit 6 Analyzing Learner Language 113
6.1 Contrastive Analysis 114
6.2 Error Analysis 120
6.3 Learner Corpus Analysis 126
Unit 7 Researching Second Language Acquisition 134
7.1 What Is Second Language Research? 135
7.2 Types of Second Language Acquisition Research Methods 135
7.3 Procedures of Second Language Research 143
7.4 Conducting Second Language Acquisition Research 147
Key 152
References 157