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General Course Books (18 items)

How languages are learned - Lightbown, Patsy, Spada, Nina Margaret, 2006
Book | Recommended | An 'easy' starter.

Second language acquisition - Ellis, Rod, 1997

Book | Recommended | An 'easy' starter.

The Handbook of second language acquisition - Doughty, Catherine, Long, Michael H.,
MyiLibrary, 2003
Book | Recommended | An 'easy' starter.

The Handbook of second language acquisition - Doughty, Catherine, Long, Michael H.,
2003
Book | Recommended | An 'easy' starter.

Introducing second language acquisition - Saville-Troike, Muriel, NetLibrary, Inc, 2006

Book | Recommended | An 'easy' starter.

Introducing second language acquisition - Saville-Troike, Muriel, 2012

Book | Recommended | The new edition.

Introducing second language acquisition - Saville-Troike, Muriel, 2006

Book | Recommended | An 'easy' starter.

Second language learning and language teaching - Cook, Vivian, 2008

Book | Further | An 'easy' starter.

Contemporary linguistics: an introduction - O'Grady, William D., Dobrovolsky, Michael,

Katamba, Francis, c1997
Book | Recommended | Chapter 13: A brief overview

Second language acquisition: an introductory course - Gass, Susan M., Selinker, Larry,
NetLibrary, Inc, 2008
Book | Recommended | A general course book at M Level.

Second language acquisition: an introductory course - Gass, Susan M., Selinker, Larry,
c2008
Book | Recommended | A general course book at M Level.

Second language acquisition and language pedagogy - Ellis, Rod, NetLibrary, Inc, 1991
Book | Further | A general course book at M Level.

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Second language acquisition and language pedagogy - Ellis, Rod, 1991

Book | Further | A general course book at M Level.

The study of second language acquisition - Ellis, Rod, 2008

Book | Key | A general course book at M Level.

An introduction to second language acquisition research - Larsen-Freeman, Diane, Long,

Michael H., 1991
Book | Key | A general course book at M Level.

Theories of second-language learning - McLaughlin, Barry, 1987

Book | Key | A general course book at M Level.

A cognitive approach to language learning - Skehan, Peter, 1998

Book | Key | A general course book at M Level.

Second language learning theories - Mitchell, Rosamond, Myles, Florence, 2004

Book | Recommended | A general course book at M Level.

Week 1: Interlanguage (13 items)

The study of second language acquisition - Ellis, Rod, 2008
Book | Key | Chapter 3 (see below for pdf)

Developmental patterns in SLA

Chapter | Key | This is Chapter 3 of Rod Ellis

Explaining the "Natural Order of L2 Morpheme Acquisition" in English: A Meta-analysis of

Multiple Determinants - Jennifer M. Goldschneider, Robert M. DeKeyser, 2001-03
Article | Key | This was a very important and influential study.

SHOULD WE TEACH CHILDREN SYNTAX? - Heidi C. Dulay, Marina K. Burt, 1973-12

Article | Key | This was the original study that kick-started the interest in the order of
acquisition.

Linguistics and second language acquisition - Cook, Vivian, 1993

Book | Recommended | A good review. pp. 25-43 and 138-155

An introduction to second language acquisition research - Larsen-Freeman, Diane, Long,

Michael H., 1991
Book | Recommended | A good review. pp. 88-96

Second language acquisition: a book of readings - Hatch, Evelyn Marcussen, c1978

Book | Recommended | Another important study. See Chapter by Cancino, Rosansky
and Schumann

IMPLICATIONAL PATTERNS IN INTERLANGUAGE SYNTAX VARIATION - Kenneth Hyltenstam,

1977-12
Article | Recommended | One of the original, cutting edge studies.

Error analysis: perspectives on second language acquisition - Richards, J. C., 1974

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Book | Recommended | An influential study. See the Chapter by Ravem

Language two - Dulay, Heidi, Burt, Marina, Krashen, Stephen, 1982

Book | Recommended | A good review. pp. 200-132

On the Generalization of Relative Clause Instruction in the Acquisition of English as a

Second Language - F. R. ECKMAN, 1988-03-01
Article | Recommended | An important study.

LANGUAGE TRANSFER AND UNIVERSAL GRAMMATICAL RELATIONS - Susan Gas, 1979-12

Article | Recommended | An important study.

Linguistics and second language acquisition - Cook, Vivian, 1993

Book | Recommended | A good review. pp. 138-155

Week 2: Input and Interaction in SLA (10 items)

Native speaker/non-native speaker conversation and the negotiation of comprehensible
input - M. H. LONG, 1983-06-01
Article | Key | This had a significant effect on the interactionist approach.

The Role of Consciousness in Second Language Learning - R. W. SCHMIDT, 1990-06-01

Article | Key | This had a significant effect on the interactionist approach.

Input in second language acquisition - Gass, Susan, Madden, Carolyn G., Conference on
Applied Linguistics, 1985
Book | Recommended | This had a significant effect on the interactionist approach. See
the Chapter by Swain

The study of second language acquisition - Ellis, Rod, 2008

Book | Recommended | A good overview.

The input hypothesis: issues and implications - Krashen, Stephen, 1985

Book | Recommended | A good overview.

Input, interaction, and the second language learner - Gass, Susan, 1997
Book | Recommended | A good overview. Chapter 5

Second language acquisition: an introductory course - Gass, Susan M., Selinker, Larry,
NetLibrary, Inc, 2008
Book | Recommended | A good overview. Chapter 10

Second language acquisition: an introductory course - Gass, Susan M., Selinker, Larry,
c2008
Book | Recommended | A good overview. Chapter 10.

Handbook of second language acquisition - Ritchie, William C., Bhatia, Tej K., c1996
Book | Further | A good overview. Chapter by Long

INPUT, INTERACTION, AND SECOND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT - Mackey, Alison,

1999/12/01

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Article | Further | A good overview.

Week 3: Implicit vs. Explicit Knowledge/Learning (13 items)

Current Issues in the Teaching of Grammar: An SLA Perspective - Rod Ellis, 2006-03-01
Article | Key | This raises (and answers) some important questions.

Implicit and explicit learning of languages - Ellis, Nick C., c1994

Book | Recommended | Introductory chapter

The psychology of second language acquisition -

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Book | Recommended | Chapter 4

AT THE INTERFACE: DYNAMIC INTERACTIONS OF EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT LANGUAGE

KNOWLEDGE - Nick C. Ellis, 2005-6-7
Article | Recommended | Ellis talks a lot of sense.

Under what conditions does explicit knowledge of a second language facilitate the
acquisition of implicit knowledge? - Hulstijn, Jan, 1994
Book | Further | This is available from the Desk Loan section only. You can get it and
photocopy it, but you must return it.

THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL ISSUES IN THE STUDY OF IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT

SECOND-LANGUAGE LEARNING: Introduction - Jan H. Hulstijn, 2005-6-7
Article | Recommended | A good overview.

Focus on form in classroom second language acquisition - Doughty, Catherine, Williams,

Jessica, 1998
Book | Recommended | An overview of Focus on Form.

The study of second language acquisition - Ellis, Rod, 2008

Book | Recommended | Chapter 16

Doing focus-on-form - Rod Ellis, Helen Basturkmen, Shawn Loewen, 2002-12

Article | Further

INCIDENTAL FOCUS ON FORM AND SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING - Shawn Loewen,

2005-7-22
Article | Further | As it says in the title.

CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK AND LEARNER UPTAKE - Lyster, Roy; Ranta, Leila, 1997/03/01
Article | Further

Corrective feedback, over a decade of research since Lyster and Ranta (1997): Where do
we stand today? - Victoria Russell, 2009

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Document | Further

Form-Focused Instruction: Isolated or Integrated? - NINA SPADA, PATSY M. LIGHTBOWN,

2008
Article | Further

Week 4: Cognitive Science and SLA (13 items)

The psychology of second language acquisition -
Do
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rnyei,
Zolta
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n, 2009
Book | Key | Chapter 3.

Psychological processes in language acquisition

Chapter | Key | This is Chapter 3 of The Psychology of Second Language Acquisition

A cognitive approach to language learning - Skehan, Peter, 1998

Book | Recommended | A good overview.

Theories of second-language learning - McLaughlin, Barry, 1987

Book | Recommended | You should definitely read something by McLaughlin.

SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING: AN INFORMATION-PROCESSING PERSPECTIVE - Barry

McLaughlin, Tammi Rossman, Beverly McLeod, 1983-06
Article | Recommended | An early work and a good introduction.

Restructuring - B. MCLAUGHLIN, 1990-06-01

Article | Further

"Conscious" versus "Unconscious" Learning - Barry McLaughlin, 1990-24

Document | Recommended | Click here for the full pdf.

Handbook of second language acquisition - Ritchie, William C., Bhatia, Tej K., c1996
Book | Recommended | See the Chapter by McLaughlin and Heredia

Second language learning theories - Mitchell, Rosamond, Myles, Florence, 2004

Book | Recommended | Chapter 4

Processing Instruction: An Update - Bill VanPatten, 2002-12

Article | Further

Language Emergence: Implications for Applied Linguistics--Introduction to the Special

Issue - N. C. Ellis, D. Larsen-Freeman, 2006-12-01
Article | Further | An alternative approach?

The Handbook of second language acquisition - Doughty, Catherine, Long, Michael H.,

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MyiLibrary, 2003
Book | Further | Chapter by Ellis

Emergentism, Connectionism and Language Learning - Nick C. Ellis, 1998-12

Article | Further

Week 5: Sociocultural Theory and SLA (13 items)

The social turn in second language acquisition - Block, David, c2003
Book | Recommended | Chapter 5

On Discourse, Communication, and (Some) Fundamental Concepts in SLA Research - Alan

Firth and Johannes Wagner, 1997
Article | Key | Read this.

Second language learning theories - Mitchell, Rosamond, Myles, Florence, 2004

Book | Recommended | Chapter 7 for an overview

Sociocultural theory and second language learning - Lantolf, James P., 2000
Book | Recommended | Lantolf is one of the leading authors in this field.

Second language learning as a mediated process - James P. Lantolf, 2009-6-12

Article | Recommended

Vygotskian approaches to second language research - Lantolf, James P., Appel, Gabriela,
c1994
Book | Further

Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Learning - James P. Lantolf, 1994

Article | Further | When you get through to the article, browse the rest of the issue. If
you click on the “Check for local electronic subscriptions” link and then JSTOR you will be
able to read the whole special issue.

Task Engagement: A Turning Point in Foreign Language Development - Elizabeth Platt,

Frank B. Brooks, 2002-06
Article | Further

Sociocultural theory and the genesis of second language development - Lantolf, James P.,
Thorne, Steven L., 2006
Book | Recommended

SOCIOCULTURAL THEORY AND L2: State of the Art - James P. Lantolf, 2006-2-10
Article | Recommended | State of the Art articles are always good.

Negative Feedback as Regulation and Second Language Learning in the Zone of Proximal
Development - Ali Aljaafreh and James P. Lantolf, 1994
Article | Further

Focus on form in classroom second language acquisition - Doughty, Catherine, Williams,

Jessica, 1998
Book | Further | Chapter by Swain. Focuses on conscious reflection.

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Task-based second language learning: the uses of the first language - M. Swain, S. Lapkin,
2000-07-01
Article | Further

Week 6: Social Context and SLA (8 items)

Motivation, language identity and the L2 self -
Do
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Zolta
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Book | Recommended | Especially 'The L2 Motivational Self System'

Motivation in second and foreign language learning - Zolt´n Dörnyei, 2009-6-12

Article | Key | A great history and overview.

The Handbook of second language acquisition - Doughty, Catherine, Long, Michael H.,
MyiLibrary, 2003
Book | Further | Chapter by Siegal. Looks at social context.

Some Dynamics of Language Attitudes and Motivation: Results of a Longitudinal

Nationwide Survey - Z. Dornyei, 2002-12-01
Article | Recommended

Language Learners' Motivational Profiles and Their Motivated Learning Behavior - Kata
Csizer, Zoltan Dornyei, 2005-12
Article | Further

Identity and language learning: gender, ethnicity and educational change - Norton, Bonny,
2000
Book | Recommended | An important book.

Language, Identity, and the Ownership of English - Bonny Norton, 1997-23

Article | Recommended

Portraits of the L2 user - Cook, Vivian, c2002

Book | Recommended | Chapter by Pavlenko

Week 7: Age and Aptitude (11 items)

Age and Second Language Acquisition and Processing: A Selective Overview - David
Birdsong, 2006-07
Article | Key

The Handbook of second language acquisition - Doughty, Catherine, Long, Michael H.,
MyiLibrary, 2003
Book | Recommended | Chapter by Hyltenstam & Abrahamsson

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THE ROBUSTNESS OF CRITICAL PERIOD EFFECTS IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION -

Dekeyser, Robert M., 2000
Article | Recommended | An important topic and a good overview.

The handbook of bilingualism - Bhatia, Tej K., Ritchie, William C., 2004
Book | Further | Chapter by DeKeyser and Larson-Hall

A cognitive approach to language learning - Skehan, Peter, 1998

Book | Recommended | Chapters 8 & 9

Cognition and second language instruction - Robinson, Peter, 2001

Book | Recommended | Chapter by Sawyer and Ranta

Reexamining the Critical Period Hypothesis - Georgette Ioup, Elizabeth Boustagui, Manal El
Tigi, Martha Moselle, 2008-11-7
Article | Recommended

THE ROBUSTNESS OF APTITUDE EFFECTS IN NEAR-NATIVE SECOND LANGUAGE

ACQUISITION - Niclas Abrahamsson, Kenneth Hyltenstam, 2008-10-29
Article | Recommended | A very good study.

Age of Onset and Nativelikeness in a Second Language: Listener Perception Versus

Linguistic Scrutiny - Niclas Abrahamsson, Kenneth Hyltenstam, 2009-06
Article | Further

Cognitive Profiles of (Un)successful FL Learners: A Cluster Analytical Study - JACEK

RYSIEWICZ, 2008-03
Article | Further

Second language acquisition and the critical period hypothesis - Birdsong, David, 1999
Book | Further

Week 8: Language Learner Styles and Learning Strategies (17 items)

A cognitive approach to language learning - Skehan, Peter, 1998
Book | Key | Chapter 10 for an overview

Learning Style
Chapter | Key | This is Chapter 10 of Skehan

The study of second language acquisition - Ellis, Rod, 2008

Book | Recommended | pp 703-720

Strategies for Language Learning and for Language Use: Revising the Theoretical
Framework - ERNESTO MACARO, 2006-09
Article | Recommended

Learner strategies - S. H. McDonough, 2009-6-12

Article | Recommended | A good State of the Art article.

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Learner strategies in language learning - Wenden, Anita, Rubin, Joan, 1987

Book | Recommended

Focusing on Learning Styles and Strategies: A Diary Study in an Immersion Setting - Joan
G. Carson, Ana Longhini, 2002-06
Article | Further

Second language acquisition and language pedagogy - Ellis, Rod, 1991

Book | Further | Chapter 9

The study of second language acquisition - Ellis, Rod, 2008

Book | Recommended | Chapter 12

Strategy Instruction in Listening for Lower-Intermediate Learners of French - Suzanne

Graham, Ernesto Macaro, 2008-12
Article | Further

Language learning strategies in independent settings - Hurd, Stella, Lewis, Tim, 2008
Book | Further

The Processing Behaviours of Adult Second Language Learners and their Relationship to
Second Language Proficiency - F. MANGUBHAI, 1991-09-01
Article | Further

Learning strategies in second language acquisition - O'Malley, J. Michael, Chamot, Anna

Uhl, 1990
Book | Recommended | An article that is often quoted.

Language learning strategies: what every teacher should know - Oxford, Rebecca L.,
c1990
Book | Recommended | Oxford is a key researcher in this area.

Metacognitive Knowledge and Language Learning1 - A. L WENDEN, 1998-12-01

Article | Further

Learner Development in Language Learning - A. L. Wenden, 2002-03-01

Article | Further

Learning styles in adult migrant education - Willing, Ken, Nunan, David, National
Curriculum Resource Centre (Australia), Adult Migrant Education Program, 1988
Book | Further

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