Context Matters in SLA

Clare Wright is Professor of Linguistics and Language Teaching at the University of Leeds, UK.Pauliina Peltonen is Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Turku, Finland.Anja Steinlen is Senior Researcher in the Department of Foreign Language Education at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.Thorsten Piske is Professor of Foreign Language Learning and Teaching at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.

This book provides an accessible and comprehensive account of how SLA external and internal contexts shape and influence linguistic development. Particularly relevant for postgraduate students, teaching professionals and researchers in the field, the volume explores a range of theoretical perspectives on both mainstream and peripheral topics and illustrates how contextual variables may serve as a common ground.

• Clare Wright, Pauliina Peltonen, Thorsten Piske and Anja Steinlen: IntroductionPart 1: Theories and Constructs Chapter 1. Gabriele Pallott: A Pragmatic Approach to the Study of ContextChapter 2. Tanja Angelovska: The Role of Context in L2 Processing and Acquisition of MorphosyntaxChapter 3. Alex Leung: Context and Second Language Speech and PhonologyChapter 4. David Singleton and Justyna Leśniewska: Lexis, Phrases and all the TrimmingsChapter 5. Rachel Shively: Language in Context: Pragmatics and Second Language AcquisitionPart 2: SLA and UseChapter 6. Raphael Berthele: Adaptation or Learning? A Unified Account on the Elusive Multilingual Advantages in Additional Language LearningChapter 7. Anja Steinlen and Thorsten Piske: Teaching and Context: Factors Affecting the Teaching of Second/Foreign Languages in Classroom ContextsChapter 8. Anke Lenzing and Katrin Schmiderer: Processing in the Receptive, Productive and Interactive Use of an L2Chapter 9. Mason Wirtz, Simone Pfenninger, Annika Rossmanith and Lukas Zbinden: Continuity Vs. Cut-Off Points in SLA across the Lifespan: From Significant Life Events to Biologically Regulated ThresholdsChapter 10. Marianne Gullberg and Chloe Marshall: The Adult Capacity for Language Learning at First Exposure and the Role of Language ModalityChapter 11. Fatih Bayram, Selim Tiryakiol and Brechje Van Osch: Navigating the Intersection of Heritage and Second Language Acquisition Research: Toward a Deeper Understanding of BilingualismChapter 12. Bimali Indrarathne: Teaching and Assessing Learners with Dyslexia in Diverse ContextsChapter 13. Pauliina Peltonen, Elina Lehtilä and Clare Wright: Second Language Speech Fluency in ContextChapter 14. Clare Wright and Parvaneh Tavakoli: Impact of Context on Second Language Fluency AssessmentChapter 15. Anastasia Pattemore: Subtitled Audiovisual Input as a Language Learning ContextChapter 16. Matthew Pattemore: Video Games as Language Learning ContextsChapter 17. Loulou Kosmala: Why Multimodality Matters in Second Language Acquisition Research