Foreign Language Input : Initial Processing : (Second Language Acquisition, v. 28)

Rast, Rebekah

ISBN 10: 1847690416 / ISBN 13: 9781847690418

Published by Multilingual Matters, 2008

About this Item

Presents the comprehensive study of the starting point of second language acquisition. This book focuses on questions in second language acquisition literature, such as what knowledge is brought to the acquisition process and how learners use this knowledge to process linguistic information.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Foreign Language Input : Initial Processing : (Second Language Acquisition, v. 28)
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847690416
• ISBN 13: 9781847690418
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

This book presents the most comprehensive study to date of the starting point of second language acquisition. With its focus on the language input that learners receive and what they do with this input, the study sheds light on questions still unanswered in second language acquisition literature, such as what knowledge is brought to the acquisition process and how learners use this knowledge to process new linguistic information.

About the Author

Rebekah Rast teaches English and Linguistics at The American University of Paris. She has published in the field of second and third language acquisition and conducts research in collaboration with the interdisciplinary CNRS research team Language, Cognition et Développement (UMR 7023), based at the Université Paris VIII. Her research interests include second and additional language acquisition, as well as the interface between language acquisition and teaching.