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First Exposure to a Second Language

Learners' Initial Input Processing

ZhaoHong Han (Columbia University, New York) Rebekah Rast (The American University of Paris, France)

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English
Cambridge University Press
12 December 2019
The initial state of learner spontaneous input processing in foreign language learning, as well as the extent to which this processing leads to intake, is of central importance to theoreticians and teachers alike. In this collection of original studies, leading experts examine a range of issues, such as what learners do when faced with a language they know little or nothing about, what factors appear to mediate beginning learners' processing of input, how beginners treat two types of information - form and meaning - in the input, and how adult cognition deals with stimulus frequency at this initial stage. This book provides a microscopic view on learners' processing of foreign language input at the early stages of learning, and evaluates a variety of methodological options within the context of ab initio processing of foreign languages other than English, such as German, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, and Spanish.
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Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 152mm,  Width: 230mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   350g
ISBN:   9781108810418
ISBN 10:   1108810411
Pages:   221
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

ZhaoHong Han is Professor of Language and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. Rebekah Rast is Associate Professor of English and Linguistics in the Department of Comparative Literature and English at The American University of Paris, France.

Reviews for First Exposure to a Second Language: Learners' Initial Input Processing

'This volume explores the core matter of all theories of language acquisition: the earliest stages of learning. It is crucial reading to all interested in the nature of L2 acquisition.' Marianne Gullberg, Lund University


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