MARYSIA JOHNSON Avioana Stare Liniversity Depariment of English Linguisties/ TES. Programa A Philosophy of Second Language Acquisition Yale University Press New Haven & Londona b He, Copyright 2005 by Yale University. All sights reserved This book may not be reproduced, in hole or in pag, inking luetrations in amy farm (beyond that copying pertited by Sections 107 and 108 of the Us. Copyright Law and except Uy ceviewers for dhe publi press), without wiitien permision front the publishers, Publisher: Mary Inne Peluso Editorial Assistant: Gretchen Rings ‘Manuscript fiitor: ane Zanichkowsley Peoduction Editor: Margaret Oz ‘Marketing Manager: Tim Shea Production Coordinator: Alda Cupo Sctin Minion type by Keystone iypersting. In Printed in the Usited Stata of America by Val Ballon Pres, Bing, New York, Library f Congres Ctslogngn-Publicaton Data John, Maryse 8 A pilophy ofscend langage acquisition / Maya ohnson yvatn ae language ste) Incades biting eltences and nde. ISANo oo pe alk. per 1. Second language cls, Tie. Series. Panasaoos | anges Qimsessio 2 eatalnge meord ar this bookie svalable fom the Betsh Library, ‘The paper inthis book meets che guidelines for permancnee and ducability ofthe ‘Commitee on Hroduction Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. wos 6sasae ‘TomyAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Part One: Following the Cognitive Tradition 7 ‘Three Major Stientitic Research Traditions 9 Dchaviorism and Second Language Learning 18 ‘The Cognitive Tradition and Second Language Acquisition 30 Information Processing Models 46 (Communicative Competence Versus Tateractional Competence 85 Part Two: A Dialogical Approach to SLA x01 Fundamental Principles of Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory 103 Bakhtin’s Dialogized Heteroglossia 120 Vygotsiy’s Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Learning 129