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This volume bridges the knowledge gap between second language acquisition researchers and second language pedagogy professionals in its focus on a topic of mutual interest: input. The reader-friendly contributions from seasoned researchers including Stephen Krashen, Bill VanPatten and new voices offer a wide range of existing and new perspectives on the matter of input. A rare feature of the book is that it includes extensive coverage by experts including James Flege and Alene Moyer of the acquisition of the sound system of a second language, where input seems to matter most. Those who are just making their acquaintance with second language acquisition research or updating their knowledge will find the editors’ introductory chapter on past and current issues in the field particularly useful.
Input matters in SLA is essential reading for those who are in the field of SLA research and will also be useful for teachers of SL/FL, since input continues to be one of the most discussed areas in SLA.
Thorsten Piske is affiliated with the University of Education in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany. His research focuses on first and second language acquisition and on bilingual education. He is well known for joint work with James E. Flege on factors affecting degree of foreign accent in a second language. He has done research on the production and perception of first and second language speech sounds and on the effectiveness of bilingual programs in kindergartens and primary schools.
Currently at Newcastle University in England, Martha Young-Scholten works on morpho-syntax and phonology. She is well known for joint work with Anne Vainikka on uninstructed adultsâ development of morpho-syntax in German. Prosodic structure, orthographic input and the phonological awareness of low-literate immigrant adults are some of the lines of research she pursues in the second language acquisition of phonology.
Introduction - Martha Young-Scholten and Thorsten Piske
Part 1 : Matters of Input
1. Input Frequency and the Acquisition of the Progressive - Andreas Rohde
2. Processing Matters in Input Enhancement - Bill VanPatten
3. Input and Second Language Development from a Dynamic Perspective - Marjolijn Verspoor, Wander Lowie and Kees de Bot
4. The Comprehension Hypothesis Extended - Stephen Krashen
5. Output Matters Too - Nel de Jong
6. Learner Attitudes towards Comprehension-based Language Learning - John Stephenson
7. The Hidden Paradox of Foreign Language Instruction, or: Which are the Real Foreign Language Learning Processes? - Werner Bleyhl
Part 2: Input Matters in Phonology
8. Input as a Critical Means to an End: Quantity and Quality of Experience in L2 Phonological Attainment - Alene Moyer
9. Give Input a Chance! - James E. Flege
10. Orthographic Input and Second Language Phonology - Benedetta Bassetti
11. Second Language Speech Learning with Diverse Inputs - Ocke-Schwen Bohn and Rikke Bundgaard-Nielsen
12. Phonetic Input in Second Language Acquisition: Contrastive Analysis of Native and Non-native Sounds - Anja Steinlen
13. Developing Non-native Pronunciation in Immersion Settings - Henning Wode
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