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Fossilization in adult second language acquisition /

This text is a systematic attempt to address the issue of fossilization in relation to a fundamental question in second language acquisition research, which is: why are learners, adults in particular, unable to develop the level of competence they have aspired to?

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Han, Zhaohong, 1962-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Clevedon ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, 2004.
Collection:Second language acquisition (Clevedon, England) ; 5.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • What is fossilization?
  • Behavioral reflexes and causal variables
  • A microscopic analysis : critical period effects
  • A macroscopic analysis : native language transfer
  • A microscopic analysis : some empirical evidence
  • Second language instruction and fossilization
  • Summary and conclusion.