Review article Three new complementing second language acquisition textbooks.

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Title: Review article Three new complementing second language acquisition textbooks.
Authors: Foley, Claire1 foleycw@bc.edu
Source: Second Language Research. Jul2007, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p259-379. 21p. 3 Charts.
Subject Terms: *Second language acquisition, *Bilingualism, *Textbooks, *Foreign language education
Reviews & Products: Second Language Acquisition: An Advanced Resource Book (Book), Mind & Context in Adult Second Language Acquisition: Methods, Theory & Practice (Book), Introducing Second Language Acquisition (Book)
Abstract: Three new textbooks in second language acquisition (SLA) differ in their aims. Saville-Troike (2006) offers a concise introductory text with an interdisciplinary approach. De Bot, Lowie and Verspoor (2005) provide a more comprehensive and more advanced introductory text with excerpts from the scholarly literature. Sanz (2005) presents an edited volume representing research in various sub- fields within an information-processing approach to SLA. All three offer valuable material for instructors to draw on, and they complement one another in interesting ways. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Three new textbooks in second language acquisition (SLA) differ in their aims. Saville-Troike (2006) offers a concise introductory text with an interdisciplinary approach. De Bot, Lowie and Verspoor (2005) provide a more comprehensive and more advanced introductory text with excerpts from the scholarly literature. Sanz (2005) presents an edited volume representing research in various sub- fields within an information-processing approach to SLA. All three offer valuable material for instructors to draw on, and they complement one another in interesting ways. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:02676583
DOI:10.1177/0267658307077645