Usage in Second Language Acquisition

Critical Reflections and Future Directions

Kevin McManus

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Routledge
27 February 2024

Language acquisition; Bilingualism & multilingualism; Language teaching theory & methods; Psychological theory & schools of thought; Cognition & cognitive psychology

Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

The study of “usage” has constituted a major line of second language learning research for decades now. The concept of usage, however, can be defined and studied in many different ways.

In this comprehensive, forward-looking text, international scholars from a variety of perspectives review and critically examine current conceptualizations of usage, learning, and their connections in the field of second language acquisition (SLA). Bringing these diverse perspectives into conversation, Kevin McManus synthesizes the state of the art to set the agenda for new directions in theory-building and empirical SLA research.

This text will be an invaluable resource to students and researchers in SLA, applied linguistics, psychology and cognitive science, education, and related areas.

Edited by: Kevin McManus
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 550g
ISBN: 9781032668468
ISBN 10: 1032668466
Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series
Pages: 198
Publication Date: 27 February 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements List of illustrations List of contributors 1. Usage in second language acquisition Kevin McManus 2. Corpus-linguistic approaches to usage in SLA Stefanie Wulff 3. Multimodal resources and action: A conversation-analytic approach to SLA and usage Søren Wind Eskildsen 4. Usage and variationist approaches to second language acquisition Aarnes Gudmestad 5. What counts as usage in Dynamic Usage-Based models? Marjolijn Verspoor and Hans-Jörg Schmid 6. Cognitive-linguistic approaches to SLA and usage Han Luo 7. Usage in ISLA from a processing-based perspective Ronald P. Leow 8. Skill acquisition theory: learning-to-use and usage for learning in SLA Yuichi Suzuki 9. Synthesizing usage in second language acquisition Kevin McManus Index

Kevin McManus is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at The Pennsylvania State University, USA.

Reviews for Usage in Second Language Acquisition: Critical Reflections and Future Directions

This volume offers an insightful exploration of the usage-learning nexus, arguably the key issue in current SLA research and theory. It goes beyond a collection of conceptual reviews. Each chapter stands independently while taken together the chapters provide a comprehensive account of language usage, learning, and how they are interconnected. It will serve as a valuable resource for researchers both familiar with SLA and just entering the field. Natsuko Shintani, Kansai University, Japan The nine highly readable chapters in this collection address three questions of central importance to SLA research and pedagogy: what is usage, what is the L2 learning task, and what are the connections between usage and learning. The contributions address these issues using different methodologies, but with highly compatible underlying assumptions. In this way, the volume provides a definitive up-to-date statement regarding the role of usage in second language learning. Brian MacWhinney, Carnegie Mellon University, USA