Theories in Second Language Acquisition

Bill VanPatten was a professor of Spanish at Michigan State University, where he was also an affiliate faculty in the Program for Cognitive Science. He is currently an independent scholar.Gregory D. Keating is a professor of Linguistics at San Diego State University. He is a former associate editor of Studies in Second Language Acquisition.Stefanie Wulff is an associate professor in the Linguistics Department at the University of Florida. She is co-editor-in-chief of Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory.

• ContributorsPrefaceAcknowledgments1 Introduction: The Nature of TheoriesBill VanPatten, Jessica Williams, Gregory D. Keating, and Stefanie Wulff2 Linguistic Theory, Universal Grammar, and Second Language AcquisitionLydia White3 Usage-Based Approaches to L2 AcquisitionNick C. Ellis and Stefanie Wulff4 Input Processing in Adult L2 AcquisitionBill VanPatten5 Processability TheoryManfred Pienemann and Anke Lenzing6 The Declarative/Procedural Model: A Neurobiologically Motivated Theory of First and Second LanguageMichael T. Ullman7 Skill Acquisition TheoryRobert DeKeyser and Yuichi Suzuki8 Input, Interaction, and Output in L2 AcquisitionSusan M. Gass, Alison Mackey, and Meg Montee9 Complex Dynamic Systems TheoryDiane Larsen-Freeman and Phil Hiver10 The Modular Cognition FrameworkMichael Sharwood Smith and John Truscott11 Theories, Frameworks, and Models: Implications for Language Teaching?Bill VanPattenGlossaryIndex