The study of second language acquisition (SLA) can benefit from the same process of
datasharing that has proven effective in areas such as first language acquisition and …

The social turn (Block 2003) has over the last twenty years spread through Second
Language Acquisition research (SLA) and generated a number of approaches that have …

The language classroom and contexts beyond provide different environments for learning. In
the classroom, L2 users are typically and primarily labeled 'learners', whereas beyond the …

This article presents empirical evidence that the Interaction Hypothesis (Long, 1996),
especially key concepts in Negotiation for Meaning, bears little relevance for language …

This book presents a view of human language as social interaction, illustrating its
implications for language learning and second language teaching.//The volume advocates …

The Unified Competition Model views first and second language learning as depending on a
shared set of socio-cognitive processes. Differences between the two types of acquisition …

There has been considerable research and innovation relating to pedagogies that interface
world languages (L2) education with opportunities for interaction and learning that occur in …

This dissertation focuses on highly educated, English-speaking immigrants studying in
integration training in the Helsinki metropolitan area and explores their experiences of using …

Demonstrating how learning a second (L2) or additional language takes place outside of the
classroom or in other words 'in the wild'(Clark et al. 2011; Wagner this volume) is especially …

This chapter examines the role of entrenchment in second-language (L2) learning. It is
generally recognized that language learning success declines with age. However, the exact …