Introduction to Instructed Second Language Acquisition - Hardcover

Loewen, Shawn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 103240857X ISBN 13: 9781032408576

Publisher: Routledge, 2025

Synopsis

Now in its third edition, Introduction to Instructed Second Language Acquisition continues to present a structured, comprehensive introduction to ISLA's theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical themes, as well as a range of key issues in research and practice.

Designed for ease of teaching, the text includes separate sections for empirical evidence and pedagogical implications in order to demonstrate how research findings can successfully be implemented in the classroom. Activities and discussion questions, as well as points for reflection, facilitate discursive learning and critical thinking. This third edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, along with new chapters on psychological, cognitive, and social individual differences, respectively.

This is an essential core text for courses on ISLA, and recommended reading for classes in Language Acquisition more broadly.

About this title

About the Author

Shawn Loewen is Professor in Second Language Studies, TESOL, and Applied Linguistics at Michigan State University. His publications include two co-authored books, Key Concepts in Second Language Acquisition (with Reinders, 2009), and An A-Z of Applied Linguistics Research Methods (with Plonsky, 2016). He has also published numerous articles in journals such as Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Language Learning, ELT Journal, and Language Teaching Research. He is the associate editor of The Modern Language Journal.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 103240857X
• ISBN 13: 9781032408576
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 308