{"product_id":"agendas-for-language-learning-research-paperback-softback-9781118590706","title":"Agendas for Language Learning Research (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118590706","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAgendas for Language Learning Research\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe inaugural volume of the new \u003ci\u003eCurrents in Language Learning\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a stellar group of scholars to address a central question: What is the role of SLA among the many disciplines investigating human language capacity? In other words, what have we learned in the past few decades, what notions inform our research practice and teaching, and what do we have to contribute to other disciplines? The result is a tour de force collection that provides us with an informed sense of the field’s foundations, an insightful analysis of the disciplinary progress, including recent theoretical twists and turns, a compelling synthesis of the findings to date, and, most importantly, an inspiring vision of future directions in the field.—Aneta Pavlenko, Temple University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis first issue of \u003ci\u003eCurrents in Language Learning\u003c\/i\u003e moves forward the study of second language learning along multiple dimensions by demonstrating how researchers have addressed problems emanating from important contexts such as schools. The many problems demand a variety of perspectives on learners' language development; these are richly presented by researchers who have written in their respective areas of expertise. By engaging with other disciplines, the collection positions the study of second language development as critical to the understanding of human behavior and learning.  The volume will be welcomed by readers eager to see second language learning take the central role it deserves in the study of learning.—Carol Chapelle, Iowa State University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformative and challenging, this collection will stimulate discussion among researchers who approach language learning from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Each chapter contains a vast amount of information, presented by skillful writers who engage the reader and invite interaction with the text. Time and again, I found myself underlining passages to share with colleagues and students.—Patsy M. Lightbown, Concordia University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCurrents in Language Learning\u003c\/i\u003e, a new biennial supplement to \u003ci\u003eLanguage Learning\u003c\/i\u003e, aims to provide programmatic state-of-the-art overviews of current issues in the field. This first issue, consisting of contributions from \u003ci\u003eLanguage Learning\u003c\/i\u003e’s editors and editorial board members, succeeds admirably in its goal of incorporating diverse disciplinary perspectives to survey the current scene, identify emerging trends, and chart new directions.  Since the editors and board members are among the elite of the discipline, it is satisfying (though not surprising) to find here sophistication in theory and research and a keen sense of what the most important questions are and will be.—Richard Schmidt, University of Hawaii\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLourdes Ortega (Edited by), L Ortega (Author), Alister Cumming (Edited by), Nick C. Ellis (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118590706, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 April 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm, 0.313 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCurrents in Language Learning\u003c\/i\u003e provides programmatic state-of-the-art overviews of current issues in the language sciences and their applications in first, second, and bi\/multilingual language acquisition in naturalistic and tutored contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on interdisciplinary perspectives from linguistics, psychology, education, anthropology, sociology, cognitive science, and neuroscience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together a team of leading linguists to explore current issues\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelops research agendas in areas including: progress and relevance in second language acquisition; usage-based linguistics; age effects in language learning; second language pragmatics; vocabulary knowledge; transfer of learning in second language instruction; language, literacy, and culture; academic language development in schools; practice theory; and evolutionary perspectives on language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword v\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLourdes Ortega\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e SLA for the 21st Century: Disciplinary Progress, Transdisciplinary Relevance, and the Bi\/multilingual Turn 1–24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNick C. Ellis, Matthew Brook O’Donnell, and Ute Römer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Usage-Based Language: Investigating the Latent Structures That Underpin Acquisition 25– 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert M. DeKeyser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Age Effects in Second Language Learning: Stepping Stones Toward Better Understanding 52– 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathleen Bardovi-Harlig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e DevelopingL2Pragmatics 68– 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott Jarvis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Capturing the Diversity in Lexical Diversity 87– 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiane Larsen-Freeman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Transfer of Learning Transformed 107– 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlister Cumming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Multiple Dimensions of Academic Language and Literacy Development 130– 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary J. Schleppegrell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Role of Metalanguage in Supporting Academic Language Development 153– 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard F. Young and Alice C. Astarita\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Practice Theory in Language Learning 171– 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn H. 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