Understanding how people learn and fail to learn second and foreign languages is increasingly recognised as a critical social and psycholinguistic issue. This book provides a synthesis of empirical findings on second and foreign language learning by children and adults, emphasising the design and execution of appropriate research.

Diane Larsen-Freeman, Michael H. Long

Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Second language acquisition research methodology
3. SLA - Types of data analysis
4. Interlanguage studies: Substantive findings
5. The linguistic environment for language acquisition
6. Explanations for differential success among second language learners
7. Theories in second language acquisition
8. Instructed second language acquisition
Bibliography
Index