Issues in sceond language acquisition research.

• Main Author: Euan Harvey.
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. International College. Humanities and Language Division.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Subjects: Second Language Acquistion; Language teaching practice
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/9896
• Institution: Mahidol University

This paper examines five issues within the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA): the philosophical basis of enquiry, the goals and scope of SLA theory, methodology, the role of context, and the relationship of SLA theory to language teaching practice. Divergent viewpoints on these issues are s...