The Developmental Dimension in Instructed Second Language Learning: The L2 Acquisition of Object Pronouns in Spanish

by Paul Malovrh, James F. Lee

Overview

Thiswork identifies developmental stages in the acquisition of object pronouns byinstructed second language learners of Spanish. It examines learners rangingfrom beginner to advanced, where the most advanced are themselves teachers ofSpanish language courses. Experienceabroad is an important variable in the data. The book explores language production from a functionalist perspective,examining form-to-function and function-to-form mappings, and explores L2processing within the framework of the model of input processing. It providesinsights into related developments in the production of appropriate morphologyin clitic pronouns, their placement in OV contexts, and how they are processedas input. Detailed analysis revealsrelated development between the production, placement, and processing of cliticpronouns in terms of specific linguistic features, and, along with aconcept-oriented analysis of language production, we propose stages ofinterlanguage development. Finally, theextent to which classroom learning affects interlanguage development isexplored; formal instruction and experience abroad are examined, as well as thespecific instruction on object pronouns and overall exposure to instruction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441193728
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	03/28/2013
Series:	Advances in Instructed Second Language Acquisition Research
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	280
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Paul A. Malovrh is Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina, USA, where he teaches courses in Hispanic linguistics, foreign-language pedagogy, and SLA. His research focuses on interlanguage development and the effects of tasks on second-language production.

James F. Lee is Deputy Head of School in the School of Humanities and Languages in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales, Australia, where he teaches courses in language, linguistics and SLA. His research focuses on second language input processing.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. On Input and Output in Second Language Acquisition Part I 3. The Role of Formal Instruction and Study Abroad in Instructed Second Language Acquistions Part II: Previous Research Related to Object Pronouns 4. Output and Language Production 5. Input and Input Processing 6. Research Methodology for the Analysis of Object Pronouns in Spanish as an L2 III. L2 Development of Spanish Object Pronouns 7. Concept-oriented Approach to the Analysis of L2 Production 8. Morphological, Syntactic and Semantic Predictors of the L2 Production and Placement of Spanish Object Pronouns 9. Linguistic Context and Linguistic Features Affecting L2 Processing of Object Pronouns in Spanish 10. Related developments in L2 Processing Part IV: Conclusion 11. From Default Forms and Canonical Bibliography Index