Second Language Processing

James F. Lee is Head of the Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of New South Wales. Alessandro G Benati is Principal Lecturer in SLA and Head of the Department of Languages and International Studies at the University of Greenwich

"Second Language Processing by James F. Lee and Alessandro Benati brings together two areas of research: input processing and input enhancement. Backed by four solid empirical studies, the book presents additional evidence to support that structured input (SI) activities are successful in pushing L2 learners to make form-meaning connections. As their research demonstrates, because the very nature of SI activities forces learners to notice target grammatical forms, further enhancement is not necessary to get learners to process these forms. Well-written, clear, and accessible, this volume will be appreciated by both graduate students and scholars, and is a welcomed addition to input processing research."

• 1. Input Processing Theory: The Processing Problems Facing L2 Learners; 2. Research on Input Enhancement; 3. Structured Input as Input Enhancement; 4. Getting Learners to Process Non-Meaningful and Redundant Forms; 5. Pushing Learners to Process Meaningful Forms Instead of Lexical Items; 6. Directing Learners' Attention to Sentence Final Position; 7. Conclusion and a Look Ahead; References.