The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Speaking

This state-of-the-art volume offers a comprehensive, in-depth, integrated, and timely discussion of second language speaking. Top scholars synthesize current research, contextualize the salient (and controversial) issues, and set the future research agenda on oral language skills.

Tracey M. Derwing is a Professor Emeritus of TESL at the University of Alberta, Canada, and an Adjunct Professor of Linguistics at Simon Fraser University, Canada. Murray J. Munro is a Professor of Linguistics at Simon Fraser University, Canada. Ron I. Thomson is a Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESL at Brock University, Canada.

Editors' Introduction Part I: Theoretical Foundations and Processes Underlying Speaking 1. Bilingual Models of Speaking Kees de Bot and Szilvia Bátyi 2. Psycholinguistic Processes in L2 Oral Production Daphnée Simard 3. A Complex Dynamic Systems Theory Perspective on Speaking in Second Language Development Wander Lowie and Marjolijn Verspoor 4. Sociocultural Approaches to Speaking in SLA Victoria Surtees and Patricia Duff 5. Aptitude and Individual Differences Joan C. Mora 6. Language Anxiety Mägorzata Baran--ucarz Part II: Research Issues 7. Speaking Research Methodologies Charles Nagle, Tracey M. Derwing and Murray J. Munro 8. Spoken Corpora Amanda Huensch and Shelley Staples 9. Speaking Assessment Noriko Iwashita Part III: Core Topics 10. Pronunciation Learning and Teaching Tracey M. Derwing and Murray J. Munro 11. Speech Intelligibility John M. Levis and Alif O. Silpachai 12. Speech Comprehensibility Pavel Trofimovich, Talia Isaacs, Sara Kennedy and Aki Tsunemoto 13. Fluency Jimin Kahng 14. The Role of Prosody Across Languages Yanjiao Zhu and Peggy Mok 15. Grammar for Speaking June Ruivivar and Laura Collins 16. Conversational Interaction Studies Jaemyung Goo 17. Pragmatics: Speaking as a Pragmalinguistic Resource Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig Part IV: Teaching Speaking 18. Second Language Speaking Strategies Sara Kennedy 19. Teaching Vocabulary Marlise Horst 20. The Role of Formulaic Sequences in L2 Speaking Duy Van Vu and Elke Peters 21. Technology for Speaking Development Walcir Cardoso 22. Curriculum Issues in Teaching L2 Speaking Jonathan Newton, Trang Le Diem Bui, Bao Trang Thi Nguyen, and Thi Phuong Thao Tran 23. Oral Language Development in Immersion and Dual Language Classrooms Roy Lyster and Diane J. Tedick 24. Speaking and English as a Lingua Franca Enric Llurda Part V: Emerging Issues 25. Workplace Communication Lynda Yates 26. The Relationship Between L2 Speech Perception and Production Ron I. Thomson 27. The Relationship Between Gestures and Speaking in L2 Learning Marianne Gullberg 28. Speech-Language Pathologists and L2 Speakers Marie Nader 29. Child L2 Speakers with Language and Communication Disorders Johanne Paradis 30. Training Interpreters Jim Hlavac 31. First Language Attrition Monika Schmid Index