About the bookAcknowledgments1 Introducing Second Language Acquisition��What is SLA?��What is a second language?��What is a first language?��Diversity in learning and learners��Summary��Activities2 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 reading3 The Linguistics of Second Language Acquisition��The nature of language��Early approaches to SLA��Universal Grammar��Functional approaches��Summary��Activities��Further reading4 The Psychology of Second Language Acquisition��Languages and the brain��Learning processes��Differences in learners��The effects of rnuitilingulism��Summary��Activities��Further reading5 Social Contexts of Second Language Acquisition��Communicative competence��Microsocial factors��Macrosocial factors��Summary��Activities��Further reading6 Acquiring Knowledge for L2 Use��Competence and use��Academic vs. interpersonal competence��Components of language knowledge��Receptive activities��Productive activities��Summary��Activities��Further reading7 L2 learning and Teaching��Integrating perspectives��Approaching near-native competence��Implications for L2 learning and teaching��SummaryAnswer guide to questions for self-studyGlossaryReferencesIndex