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Fossilization in Adult Second Language Acquisition /

Han, ZhaoHong

Fossilization in Adult Second Language Acquisition / ZhaoHong Han. - 1 online resource (216 p.) - Second Language Acquisition .

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. What is Fossilization? -- Chapter 3. Behavioral Reflexes and Causal Variables -- Chapter 4. A Macroscopic Analysis: Critical Period Effects -- Chapter 5. A Macroscopic Analysis: Native Language Transfer -- Chapter 6. A Microscopic Analysis: Some Empirical Evidence -- Chapter 7. Second Language Instruction and Fossilization -- Chapter 8. Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Index

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This book 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 in spite of continuous and sustained exposure to the target language, adequate motivation to learn, and sufficient opportunity to practice?


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9781853596872 9781853596889

10.21832/9781853596889 doi


Fossilization (Linguistics).
Second language acquisition.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy.

SLA. competence in language learning. fossilization in SLA. fossilization in foreign language learning. fossilization in language learners. fossilization in second language acquisition. fossilization.

P118.2 ǂb .H357 2004eb

401/.93