The Developmental Dimension in Instructed Second Language Learning
Editorial BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING
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Mainland Spain
- Publisher BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING
- ISBN13 9781472587978
- ISBN10 1472587979
- Type Book
- Pages 280
- Published 2015
- Language English
- Bookbinding Paperback
Sections
LinguisticsThe Developmental Dimension in Instructed Second Language Learning
Editorial BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING
Do you want to pick it up at the bookstore?
Mainland Spain
Book Details
This work identifies developmental stages in the acquisition of object pronouns by instructed second language learners of Spanish.It examines learners ranging from beginner to advanced, where the most advanced are themselves teachers of Spanish language courses.Study abroad experience is also a variable in the data. The book explores language production from a functionalist perspective, examining form-to-function and function-to-form mappings. It provides insights into related developments in production, placement and processing of object pronouns. Detailed analysis reveals that the most powerful predictor of performance across levels and within levels for each of these is the level of the learner.Formal instruction and the study abroad experience is examined, both the specific instruction on object pronouns and overall exposure to instruction.