Theory Construction in Second Language AcquisitionJohn Benjamins Publishing, 2004 - 294 páginas Recently, many SLA researchers have adopted a postmodernist approach which challenges the assumption that SLA research is a rationalist, scientific endeavour. The resulting epistemological arguments, plus problems of theory proliferation, contradicting theories, and theory domain, hinder progress towards a unified theory of SLA. "Theory Construction in SLA" addresses these problems by returning to first principles; it asks whether there is such a thing as reliable knowledge, what is special about scientific method, and how we can best explain SLA. It is the first book to use the philosophy of science in order to examine the epistemological underpinnings of SLA research and evaluate rival theories of SLA. Part One explores the central issues in the philosophy of science, defends rationality against relativists, and offers Guidelines for theory assessment. Part Two examines different theories of SLA and evaluates them in terms of how well they stand up to the Guidelines. |
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PART | 1 |
CHAPTER | 5 |
CHAPTER 2 | 19 |
CHAPTER 3 | 51 |
CHAPTER 4 | 69 |
The construction and assessment of theories of | 87 |
CHAPTER 7 | 104 |
PART 2 | 121 |
CHAPTER 8 | 165 |
CHAPTER 9 | 200 |
51 | 226 |
CHAPTER 10 | 251 |
267 | |
287 | |
294 | |
The role of UG in an explanation of | 151 |
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Theory Construction in Second Language Acquisition Geoff Jordan No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2004 |
Términos y frases comunes
acquired Applied Linguistics approach to SLA aptitude argue argument assumptions attempts to explain behaviour Bialystok Chapter Chomsky cited claim cognitive Connectionism constructivists Cook and Newson criterion critical rationalist criticism Derrida Descartes domain Ellis emergentism empirical tests empiricism empiricist epistemological evidence example falsify Feyerabend field of SLA framework grammar Gregg Guidelines hypothesis I-Language inductive innate input interaction interlanguage knowledge Krashen Kuhn L2 acquisition L2 learners Lakatos Larsen-Freeman and Long Laudan logical MacWhinney McLaughlin morphemes observation paradigm parameters phenomena Pienemann Popper positivist postmodernism postmodernists predictions principles principles and parameters problem problem of induction property theory question rational rationalist relativists research methodology research programme Sampson Schmidt scientific method scientists Second Language Acquisition second language learning sentences Skehan SLA research SLA theory social stage structure suggests Tarone theory construction theory of SLA tion Towell and Hawkins Universal Grammar variable verb Willett
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Theories in Second Language Acquisition: An Introduction Bill VanPatten,Jessica Williams No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2006 |