The Routledge Handbook of Instructed Second Language Acquisition

The Routledge Handbook of Instructed Second Language Acquisition is the first collection of state-of-the-art papers pertaining to Instructed Second Language Acquisition (ISLA). Written by 45 world-renowned experts, the entries are full-length articles detailing pertinent issues with up-to-date references. Each chapter serves three purposes: (1) provide a review of current literature and discussions of cutting edge issues; (2) share the authors’ understanding of, and approaches to, the issues; and (3) provide direct links between research and practice. In short, based on the chapters in this handbook, ISLA has attained a level of theoretical and methodological maturity that provides a solid foundation for future empirical and pedagogical discovery. This handbook is the ideal resource for researchers, graduate students, upper-level undergraduate students, teachers, and teacher-educators who are interested in second language learning and teaching. .

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 ISLA: An overview – Shawn Loewen & Masatoshi Sato SECTION I. Second Language Processes and Products Chapter 2 Knowledge and skill in ISLA – Robert DeKeyser Chapter 3 Intentional and incidental L2 learning – Ronald Leow & Celia Zamora Chapter 4 Complexity, accuracy, and fluency in L2 production – Marije Michel Chapter 5 Sociocultural theory in the L2 classroom – Neomy Storch SECTION II. Approaches to Second Language Instruction Chapter 6 Content-based language teaching – Roy Lyster Chapter 7 Task-based language teaching – Rod Ellis Chapter 8 Cognitive-interactionist approaches to L2 instruction – Youjin Kim Chapter 9 Concept-based language instruction – James Lantolf & Xian Zhang Chapter 10 Processing Instruction – Bill VanPatten Chapter 11 Assessment in the L2 classroom – Ute Knoch & Susy Macqueen SECTION III. Language and Instructed Second Language Acquisition Chapter 12 Grammar acquisition – Hossein Nassaji Chapter 13 Acquisition of L2 pragmatics – Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig Chapter 14 L2 Fluency development – Tracey Derwing Chapter 15 Pronunciation acquisition – Sara Kennedy & Pavel Trofimovich Chapter 16 Vocabulary acquisition – Beatriz González-Fernández & Norbert Schmitt Chapter 17 Written language learning – Charlene Polio & Jongbong Lee SECTION IV. Instructed Second Language Acquisition Learning Environments Chapter 18 ISLA in East Asian contexts – Yuko Goto-Butler Chapter 19 Study abroad and ISLA – Carmen Pérez-Vidal Chapter 20 Computer-assisted SLA – Hayo Reinders & Glenn Stockwell SECTION V. Individual Differences and Instructed Second Language Acquisition Chapter 21 Social dimensions and differences in ISLA – Patricia Duff Chapter 22 Cognitive differences and ISLA – Shaofeng Li Chapter 23 Motivation in the L2 classroom – Kata Csizér Chapter 24 Psychological dimensions and foreign language anxiety – Jean-Marc Dewaele Chapter 25 L2 Instructor individual characteristics – Laura Gurzynski-Weiss Chapter 26 Child ISLA – Rhonda Oliver, Bich Nguyen, & Masatoshi Sato Chapter 27 Instructed heritage language acquisition – Silvina Montrul & Melissa Bowles SECTION VI. Instructed Second Language Acquisition Research Methods Chapter 28 Quantitative research methods -- Luke Plonsky Chapter 29 Qualitative research methods -- Peter De Costa, Lorena Valmori, and Ina Choi Chapter 30 Classroom-based research -- Alison Mackey Chapter 31 Experimental research methods -- Kim McDonough Chapter 32 Ethics in ISLA -- Susan Gass and Scott Sterling