The first aim of this article, addressed in section 1, is to define what is meant, and not meant,
by task and task-based language teaching (TBLT). The second is to summarize and …

Cognition is not just 'in the head'; it extends well beyond the skull and the skin. Non‐
Cartesian Cognitive Science views cognition as being embodied, environmentally …

This article provides a comprehensive and critical synthesis of the methods utilized in
studies investigating the role of language aptitude in second language acquisition (SLA) …

In this study we examined the level of English proficiency children can obtain through out-of-
school exposure in informal contexts prior to English classroom instruction. The second aim …

Now in its third edition, Teaching and Researching Reading charts the field of reading (first
and second language) systematically and coherently for the benefit of language teaching …

Is acquiring a third language the same as acquiring a second? Are all instances of non-
native language acquisition simply one and the same? In this first book-length study of the …

Now in its second edition, Introduction to Instructed Second Language Acquisition continues
to present a cohesive view of the different theoretical and pedagogical perspectives that …

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Stephen Krashen developed Monitor Theory—a group of
hypotheses explaining second language acquisition with implications for language …

Written by a team of leading experts working in different SLA specialisms, this fourth edition
is a clear and concise introduction to the main theories of second language acquisition …

If we want to understand where we are now, we need to consider where we have come from.
This statement constitutes the strongest rationale for the study of history. It is relevant to any …