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Fossilization in Adult Second Language Acquisition / ZhaoHong Han.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Second Language AcquisitionPublisher: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2004]Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 online resource (216 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781853596872
  • 9781853596889
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 401/.93
LOC classification:
  • P118.2 ǂb .H357 2004eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
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
Summary: 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?
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781853596889

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.

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