Routledge Handbook of Instructed Second Language Acquisition

<p><em>The Routledge Handbook of Instructed Second Language Acquisition </em>is the first collection of state-of-the-art papers pertaining to Instructed Second Language Acquisition (ISLA). Written by 45 world-renowned experts the entries are full-length articles detailing pertinent issues with up-to-date references. Each chapter serves three purposes:</p><p>(1) provide a review of current literature and discussions of cutting edge issues;</p><p>(2) share the authors’ understanding of and approaches to the issues; and</p><p>(3) provide direct links between research and practice.</p><p>In short based on the chapters in this handbook ISLA has attained a level of theoretical and methodological maturity that provides a solid foundation for future empirical and pedagogical discovery. This handbook is the ideal resource for researchers graduate students upper-level undergraduate students teachers and teacher-educators who are interested in second language learning and teaching.</p><p>.</p>