Contents:
Preface. B. VanPatten, J. Williams,
Introduction: The Nature of Theories. B. VanPatten, J. Williams,
Early Theories in Second Language Acquisition. L. White,
Linguistic Theory, Universal Grammar, and Second Language Acquisition. K. Bardovi-Harlig,
One Functional Approach to Second Language Acquisition: The Concept-Oriented Approach. N.C. Ellis,
The Associative-Cognitive CREED. R. DeKeyser,
Skill Acquisition Theory. B. VanPatten,
Input Processing in Adult Second Language Acquisition. M. Pienemann,
Processability Theory. S.E. Carroll,
Autonomous Induction Theory. S.M. Gass, A. Mackey,
Input, Interaction, and Output in Second Language Acquisition. J.P. Lantolf, S.L. Thorne,
Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Learning. L. Ortega,
Second Language Learning Explained?
SLA Across Nine Contemporary Theories.
Bill VanPatten, recently of the University of Illinois at Chicago, has published widely in the fields of second language acquisition and second language teaching. His research interests include input processing, second and bilingual sentence processing, and the effects of instruction.
Jessica Williams is a professor in the Applied Linguistics/TESOL program in the Department of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is director of the ESL composition program and less commonly taught languages. Her research areas include lexical acquisition, the effect of instruction, and second language writing, with a particular focus on writing centers.
Bill VanPatten is an award-winning scholar and teacher, and author of numerous publications in second language acquisition and second language teaching. His Spanish textbooks have been best-sellers at the college level.
Bill is widely known for his research on input processing and processing instruction, a focus on form that has received attention around the world. His work now forms entries in the Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition as well as the Routledge Encyclopedia of Second Language Acquisition, and two of his articles are among the top ten articles in the journal Studies in Second Language Acquisition cited by scholars.
Instructors of language know him not only for his innovative teaching materials in Spanish (and some soon to be released on French), but also for the widely used Making Communicative Language Teaching Happen, co-authored with James F. Lee.
And if you're interested in his fiction, check out Chicago Tales, a collection of short stories.
Bill is Professor of Spanish and Second Language Studies at Michigan State University, where he also the Director of Romance Language Instruction.
