Second Language Acquisition Processes in the Classroom

Bk explores 2nd lang learng through a longitudinal study of 7 adult learnrs. Th resrch, grounded in socio-cog framewrk, examnes inter-indiv intractns & the private spch of indiv learnrs. Wrttn for SLA rsrchrs & lang tchrs, may serve as txt for SLA course

Amy Snyder Ohta

Contents: Preface. From Social Tool to Cognitive Resource: Foreign Language Development as a Process of Dynamic Internalization. Private Speech: A Window on Classroom Foreign Language Acquisition. Peer Interactive Tasks and Assisted Performance in Classroom Language Learning. A Learner-Centered Analysis of Corrective Feedback as a Resource in Foreign Language Development. The Development of Interactional Style in the First-Year Classroom: Learning to Listen in Japanese. From Task to Activity: Relating Task Design and Implementation to Language Use in Peer Interaction. Appendix.