Silence in Second Language Acquistion: A Psychoanalytic Reading

by Colette A. Granger

Book Overview

This book claims that the silent period represents a psychical event, a non-linguistic as well as linguistic moment in the continuous process of identity formation and reformation. It calls on psychoanalytic concepts to undertake a dialogue with the learner as a being engaged in the psychical work of making an identity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853596973
• ISBN13: 9781853596971
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"