作者	Michael H.Long
出版社
出版时间	2000-08-01

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本书系《当代国外语言学与应用语言学文库》之一。全面系统地探讨第二语言习得研究概况这一课题。该书为英文原著,结构清晰，分析深入，观点新颖，其中的许多新理论，是中国外语教学所没有的。本书将给中国的外语教育领航，同时也给一般外语工作者和汉语研究者提供信息，拓宽思维。本书的理论知识是外国教育中*新、*权威的，但对初学者读起来可能觉得茫无头绪。针对这一点该书前面有一万字左右的导读材料，读者只要在读本书前看一下导读材料，一定能弄清脉络，掌握要点。本书具有极高的学术价值和研究参考价值，是中国外语教学理论的一大突破，值得广大教育研究者参考。

Understanding how people learn and fail to learn second and foreign languages is increasingly recognized as a critical social and psycholinguistic issue. Second languages are vitally important to diverse groups of people, ranging from refugees to college students facing foreign language requirements. An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Research provides a synthesis of empirical findings on second and foreign language learning by children and adults. emphasising the desing and execution of appropriate research. The book assumes no prior knowledge of SLA. and introduces major topics such as the scope of SLA research. research methodology for gathering and analysing data, the history and development of SLA research and substantive findings on interlanguage development. explanations for success and failure, the role of theory in social science, current theories of SLA. and the effects of formal instruction on language learning. The volume also includes an extensive bibliography and suggestions for further reading, as well as discussion questions and problems to accompany each chapter. An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Researc is a comprehensive, yet highly accessible study which will prove invaluable for language teachers and teachers in raining, as well as discusion questions and problems to accompany each chapter. An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Research is a comprehensive, yet highly accessible study which will prove invaluable for language teachers and teachers in training, as well as students in applied linguistics, linguistics, psychology, psycholinguistics and foreign language education. Diane Larsen-Freeman is a Senior Faculty Member in the MAT Program at the Sehool of International Training.Vermont. USA and Michael H. Long is Professor of English as a Second Language, at the University of Hawaii,USA.