Cognition and Second Language Instruction

By: Robinson, Peter

Book Overview

The influence of cognitive processing on second language acquisition (SLA), and on the development of second language (SL) instruction, has always been a subject of major interest to both SLA researchers and those involved in SL pedagogy. Recent theoretical research into SLA and SL pedagogy has shown renewed interest in the role of cognitive variables such as attention, short, working, and long term memory, and automaticity of language processing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521003865
• ISBN13: 9780521003865
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"