本书是“当代国外语言学与应用语言学文库”之一，全书共分7个章节，主要对二语习得研究成果的梳理沿着三个不同的视角展开，具体包括介绍第二语言习得、第二语言习得研究的基础、语言学框架下的第二语言习得研究、第二语言习得的心理过程、第二语言习得的社会环境等。该书可供各大专院校作为教材使用，也可供从事相关工作的人员作为参考用书使用。

本书是针对二语习得初学者的实用型入门教材，它介绍了二语习得的一些基本概念，回答了第二语言是如何习得的、学习者习得什么，以及为什么有些学习者比其他学习者更为成功等问题，同时鼓励学习者从语言学、心理学及社会学角度思考二语习得。书中每章都包含重要术语列表、小结及供自测和课堂讨论的练习题。本书适用于语言学、心理学及教育学的初学者及外语教师。

About the book

Acknowledgments

1 Introducing Second Language Acquisition

 What is SLA?

 What is a second language?

 What is a first language?

 Diversity in learning and learners

 Summary

 Activities

2 Foundations of Second Language Acquisition

 The world of second languages

 The nature of language learning

 L1 versus 1.2 learning

 The logical problem of language learning

 Frameworks for SLA

 Summary

 Activities

 Further reading

3 The Linguistics of Second Language Acquisition

 The nature of language

 Early approaches to SLA

 Universal Grammar

 Functional approaches

 Summary

 Activities

 Further reading

4 The Psychology of Second Language Acquisition

 Languages and the brain

 Learning processes

 Differences in learners

 The effects of rnuitilingulism

 Summary

 Activities

 Further reading

5 Social Contexts of Second Language Acquisition

 Communicative competence

 Microsocial factors

 Macrosocial factors

 Summary

 Activities

 Further reading

6 Acquiring Knowledge for L2 Use

 Competence and use

 Academic vs. interpersonal competence

 Components of language knowledge

 Receptive activities

 Productive activities

 Summary

 Activities

 Further reading

7 L2 learning and Teaching

 Integrating perspectives

 Approaching near-native competence

 Implications for L2 learning and teaching

 Summary

Answer guide to questions for self-study

Glossary

References

Index