Multiple Perspectives on Interaction: Second Language Research in Honor of Susan M. Gass

By Alison Mackey and Charlene Polio

Book Overview

This volume in honor of Susan M. Gass focuses on interaction in second language acquisition from multiple perspectives. International experts in the field of SLA contribute insights and explanations on the interaction approach's compatibility with other theoretical approaches, key empirical studies, interaction in specific contexts, and future directions. Readers will find an enriching discussion of how the interaction research tradition is viewed in a wide range of different appraoches to learning and teaching second languages.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415882206
• ISBN13: 9780415882200
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"