The Study of Second Language Acquisition Rod Ellis

Contents, glossary, bibliography, index.

1- Introduction
2- Description : the characteristics of learner language
3- Explaining second language acquisition : external factors
4- Explaining second language acquisition : internal factors
5- Explaining individual differences in second language acquisition
6- The brain and second language acquisition
7- Classroom second language acquisition
8- Conclusion

This book is an encyclopedic survey of second language acquisition research as this has developed over the last forty years. It provides sections on the description of learners' language, the role of the linguistic environment and social context, internal mechanisms, individual learner differences, and the role of instruction. It provides a balanced account by representing a variety of perspectives, including cognitive, linguistic, sociocultural, and neurobiological.