Interlanguage tarone major reference works wiley online. Selinkers immigrant grandmother and her ongoing struggles with english that sparked his life. Fossilization, interlanguage il, target language tl, second language acquisition sla. An introductory course is required reading as part of the tesol program at msu, and is an indispensable condensed guide to the hundreds of research articles on topics such as child language acquisition, interlanguage data and processes, sla and linguistics, universal grammar, input, interaction and. Interlanguage and its manifestations in translation. Classroom foreign language learning and language variation. Larry selinker is one of the original contributors to the research. Language acquisition language is extremely complex, yet children already know most of the grammar of their native languages before they are five years old children acquire language without being taught the rules of grammar by their parents in part because parents dont consciously know the many of the rules of grammar. This book is a thorough revision of the highly successful text first published in 1994.
The system is not a native language or target language system, rather it falls between the two. Gass s l selinker 1994 second language acquisition an. She is the authoreditor of numerous books, has served as. Larry selinker interlanguage 1972 pdf an interlanguage is an idiolect that has been developed by a learner of a second language or interlanguage theory is often credited to larry selinker, skip to content. In an easytoread, accessible style, it provides students with information about the scope of the field, but also provides background information on related areas such as first language acquisition. Selinker s most wellknown contribution to the field of second language acquisition is the concept of interlanguage. Alison mackey is professor in the department of linguistics at georgetown university. Second language acquisition presentation script slide 1. It retains slas comprehensive coverage of the field and its unique work with second language data samples while incorporating substantial uptodate additions.
Reviewed by eva ndfiezmendez, hope college, 263 college ave. Selinker interlanguage second language second language. He is particularly interested in sla of arabic, farsi, korean, and russian. Sep 01, 2019 learner language varies much more than nativespeaker language. Research methods in second language acquisition wiley. Fossilization in second language acquisition, but with second language teachers, program directors, and others who hold a frontrow seat to second language instruction in mind. Selinkers most wellknown contribution to the field of secondlanguage acquisition is the concept of interlanguage. Introduction unlike some earlier theories about language learning, krashens theory on second language acquisition sla has been stated in simple language in words the majority of teachers can understand, and uses examples from. A typology of ontological factors in second language acquisition. Abstract perhaps one of the most controversial issues in the field of second language acquisition is. Selinker 1972 believed that some language rules in the learners il are transferred from hisher l1. Second language acquisition and second language learning cover.
Pdf second language acquisition an introductory course. This book, which includes 12 chapters by distinguished researchers in the field of second language acquisition, traces the conceptual history of language transfer from its early role within a contrastive analysis framework to its current position within. In part because parents dont consciously know the many of the rules of grammar. In the third edition, gass and selinkers overview of.
Studies of fossilization in second language acquisition. May 06, 2019 larry selinker interlanguage 1972 pdf an interlanguage is an idiolect that has been developed by a learner of a second language or interlanguage theory is often credited to larry selinker. New chapters cover child language acquisition first and second, universal grammar, and instructed language learning. To study the psychological processes involved one can compare the interlanguage utterances of the learner with two things. The purpose of second language acquisition is to provide a larger view of theoretical issues concerning second language learning that is to say, the study of the way in which people learn a language other than their mother tongue. Michael long examines second and third language acquisition, paying particul ar attention to how learning a second language improves a persons ability to learn additional languages. Language is extremely complex, yet children already know most of the grammar of their native language s before they are five years old children acquire language without being taught the rules of grammar by their parents. Although there is a huge number of sla theories and hypotheses, i will briefly summarize only eight of them. After presenting a series of basic definitions concerning the study of sla 116, the authors look at interlanguage data in. According to selinker second language learners are. The fourth edition of second language acquisition continues to lead the field in textbooks for generalist sla courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Gass input, interaction, and the second language learner 1997 gasssoraceselinker second language learning data analysis, second. On routines and patterns in language acquisition and performance 83 8. The topic for this training session is second language acquisition.
Library of congress cataloging in publication data. Attitude and aptitude in second language acquisition and learning 19 3. As teachers of second language learners, we must have a basic working knowledge base regarding the process that language learners go. Thats why the transfer of l1 rules can lead to fossilization. Furthermore, selinker proposed that interlanguage is based on three basic principles. According to selinker, second language learners are producing their own selfcontained linguistic system. The purpose of second language acquisition is to provide a larger view of theoretical issues concerning second language learning that is to say, the study of the way in which people learn. He is now preparing a 40plus year fossilization study. Interlanguage is the type of language or linguistic system used by second and foreignlanguage learners who are in the process of learning a target language. The research is updated throughout and there are new sections and chapters in this. There is evidence to support the claim that second language acquisition sla is a complex adaptive system due to its inherent ability to adapt to different conditions pre sent in both internal and external environments. In the third edition, gass and selinkers overview of the field of sla continues to be encyclopedic. Input not only plays a role in models of second language acquisition, such as gasss 1988 gasss, 20 and leows 2015leows, 2019 as discussed in section 2.
He first introduced interlanguage in his 1972 paper of the same name, which built on pit corders 1967 article the significance of learners errors. Larry selinker interlanguage 1972 pdf an interlanguage is an idiolect that has been developed by a learner of a second language or interlanguage theory is. The detail with which interlanguage data is discussed makes this text appropriate for graduate level instruction but its readability also makes this a viable choice for advanced undergraduates. In sum, gass and selinker have produced an updated text with nice coverage of the breadth of information related to second language acquisition. A practical guideis an informative guide to research design and methodology for graduate students and scholars. Con struction, administration, and processing, second edition 2010 of related interest. As teachers of second language learners, we must have a basic working knowledge base regarding the process that language learners go through to learn a second language. Oct 27, 2019 does typological proximity really matter. An introductory course presents the most balanced, grounded, and accessible introduction to a broad field and a new, updated, and expanded edition is most welcome.
Gass and others published second language acquisition. Five stages of second language acquisition by lcf teaching languages during childhood, the brain is more receptive to language learning than at any other time in a persons life and starting foreign or second language learning early sets the stage for a child to develop advanced levels of proficiency in one or more languages. Based on this understanding, widely discussed second language theo. As developed today, second language acquisition theory can be viewed as a part of theoretical linguistics, i. First published 2009 by hodder education published 20 by routledge 2 park square, milton park, abingdon, oxon ox14 4rn 711 third avenue, new york, ny, 10017, usa. An introductory course, third edition routledge, 2008, with larry selinker.
Gasss illustration of input in second language acquisition was brought forth in 1988 and. A study on whether the adults second language acquisition is easy or notfrom the perspective of childrens native language acquisition fei deng school of foreign languages, sichuan university of arts and science, dazhou, sichuan, china qin zou institute of foreign languages education, guizhou normal university, guiyang, guizhou, china. Second language acquisition and second language learning. Susan m gass and larry selinker eds language transfer. This book, which includes 12 chapters by distinguished researchers in the field of second language acquisition, traces the conceptual history of language transfer from its early role within a contrastive analysis framework to its current position within universal. Language acquisition research and the interlanguaye teacher. In an easytoread, accessible style, it provides students with information about the scope of the field. The study of native language influence in second language acquisition has undergone significant changes over the past few decades.
Gass input, interaction, and the second language learner 1997 gasssorace selinker second language learning data analysis, second edition 1998 mackeygass second language research. Second language acquisition naturalistic, instructed, or both has long been a common activity for a majority of the human species and is becoming ever more vital as second languages themselves. When learning a second language means losing the first. It is old in the sense that scholars, for centuries, have been fascinated by the questions posed by the nature of foreign language learning and language teaching. Larry selinker is one of the original contributors to the research field of second language acquisition, having introduced the concepts interlanguage and fossilization and having conducted one of the first empirical studies in language transfer research in 1969. Second language acquisition an introductory course taylor. The authors retain the multidisciplinary approach that presents research from linguistics, sociology, psychology, and education, in a format designed for use in an introductory course for undergraduate or graduate students. The field of second language learning is old and new at the same time. Pdf approaching the language of the second language learner. The effects of achievement level and response mode in programmed instruction on foreign language learning.
This approach might language learning theory and practice. Gass s l selinker 1994 second language acquisition an introductory course from slp 604 at long island university. Classroom oriented research in second language acquisition. Language is one of the most uniquely human capacities that our species possesses. Formal and informal linguistic environments in language acquisition and language learning 40 4. Methodology and design 2005 gass selinker second language acquisition. Most downloaded articles language learning styles and strategies. The neurological correlates of language acquisition. Jul 15, 2019 interlanguage is the type of language or linguistic system used by second and foreign language learners who are in the process of learning a target language. The role of the first language in second language acquisition 64 6. In their introductory chapter chapter 1, gass and selinker give. She is the authoreditor of numerous books, has served as the president of the american association for. The general idea that the language of second language learners is an autonomous linguistic system, distinct from both nl and tl, was.
Each chapter of this volume offers background, stepbystep guidance, and relevant studies to create comprehensive coverage of. Variability in learner language distinguishes between free variation, which has not been shown to be systematically related to accompanying linguistic or social features, and systematic variation, which has. This work is a revised edition of the text first published in 1994. Towards an integrated view of language acquisition.
Jan 31, 2008 the new and updated edition of this bestselling introductory textbook is a comprehensive overview of the field of second language acquisition. Moreover, the book attests to the pervasiveness of transfer in different domains formal, psychological, rhetorical, cultural, social, etc. The authors retain the multidisciplinary approach that presents research from linguistics, sociology, psychology, and education, in a format designed for use in an introductory course for undergraduate of graduate students. The first public presentation of the ideas leading up to the interlanguage il hypothesis occurred a decade ago at the second international congress of applied linguistics selinker 1969. Surveys key studies in the acquisition of morphology, syntax and phonology features a whole chapter dedicated to bilingualism, tying together two closely. Relating theory and practice in adult second language acquisition 100 9. The new and updated edition of this bestselling introductory textbook is a comprehensive overview of the field of second language acquisition. Interlanguage pragmatics is the study of the ways nonnative speakers acquire, comprehend, and use linguistic patterns or speech acts in a second language. She has conducted research in a wide variety of subareas of second language acquisition, including language transfer, language universals, second language research methods, and input and interaction. Selinkers paper only mentioned corders in passing, but it nevertheless advanced his basic argument. The interlanguage rules are claimed to be shaped by several factors, including l1transfer, previous learning strategies, strategies of l2 acquisition i. A study on whether the adults second academy publication. May 06, 2001 in sum, gass and selinker have produced an updated text with nice coverage of the breadth of information related to second language acquisition. Construction, administration, and processing of related interest gasssorace selinker second language learning data analysis, second edition gass selinker second language acquisition.
She coedits the series, second language acquisition research with alison mackey, for routledge. Prices do not include postage and handling if applicable. One way to think of this is to say that the empire state building has two stairways stairway a on the east side of the building and stairway selinkeg on the west side of the building. Updating the interlanguage hypothesis studies in second. Implication of il fossilization in second language acquisition. Interlanguage is based on the theory that there is a dormant. Implication of il fossilization in second language acquisition eric. The errors in the use of l2 result mainly from l1, and the difference between l1 and the l2 is the reason for the occurrence of errors. Jan 27, 2019 larry selinker interlanguage 1972 pdf an interlanguage is an idiolect that has been developed by a learner of a second language or interlanguage theory is often credited to larry selinker.
Theory of second language acquisition the first area we will discuss will be the central focus of this volume, second language acquisition theory. The routledge handbook of second language acquisition. Learner language varies much more than nativespeaker language. Second language acquisition lourdes ortega understanding language series series editors.
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