'In a refreshingly innovative look at what actually leads to communicative effectiveness in L2, Tomlinson and Masuhara connect research with practical guidance for teachers and learners of language. This highly accessible textbook should be of keen interest both to researchers, teacher educators, teachers, and writers of curricular materials. The reader is challenged by thought-provoking questions and tasks throughout the book.' Andrew D. Cohen, University of Minnesota

• Preface; Introduction; 1. Input; 2. Intake Part One – Theory; 3. Intake Part Two – The Application of Theory to Learning; 4. Further Processing, Acquisition and Development; 5. Recognition, Recall, Rehearsal and Retrieval; 6. Comprehension of the L2; 7. Production and Monitoring of the L2; 8. Auto-Input; 9. Some Salient Issues in SLA Research; Summary; References; Index.

'In a refreshingly innovative look at what actually leads to communicative effectiveness in L2, Tomlinson and Masuhara connect research with practical guidance for teachers and learners of language. This highly accessible textbook should be of keen interest both to researchers, teacher educators, teachers, and writers of curricular materials. The reader is challenged by thought-provoking questions and tasks throughout the book.' Andrew D. Cohen, University of Minnesota

• Preface; Introduction; 1. Input; 2. Intake Part One – Theory; 3. Intake Part Two – The Application of Theory to Learning; 4. Further Processing, Acquisition and Development; 5. Recognition, Recall, Rehearsal and Retrieval; 6. Comprehension of the L2; 7. Production and Monitoring of the L2; 8. Auto-Input; 9. Some Salient Issues in SLA Research; Summary; References; Index.