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a. radford Transformational Grammar
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Cambridge University Press. In addition to giving a more detailed treatment of the
various approaches to spoken and written discourse analysis covered in the present
chapter, this book also has chapters on grammar and lexis at the discourse level.

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Cambridge University Press. This book contains a detailed treatment of spoken
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advanced exposition of all of the issues in discourse analysis which are of
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Doughty, C. J., and Long, M. (Eds.). (2003) The Handbook of Second Language
Acquisition. Oxford: Blackwell. Researchers with a number of different theoretical
orientations contribute chapters on research and theory in second language
acquisition.
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Oxford University Press. This book provides a comprehensive overview of research
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and
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(second edition). Hillsdale NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. This course book on
second language acquisition is intended for students in linguistics and applied
linguistics.
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Oxford: Oxford University Press. This is a basic introduction to second language
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and its relevance to second language teaching written for teachers.
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edition). London: Edward Arnold. A review and critical commentary of the major
theories
influencing second language acquisition research is provided for students of
linguistics
and applied linguistics.
Ortega, L. (2007) Second Language Acquisition, London: Hodder Education. This book
provides a thorough and accessible overview of theory and research in the field of
SLA.

focus on language learning


Further Reading
Cohen, A. D. and Macaro, E. (2007) Language Learner Strategies: 30 Years of
Research
and Practice. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. This book provides a re-
examination
of key issues such as strategies in context, strategy instruction and strategy
research
methods by numerous experts in the field. It offers an overview of what is known
from
empirical research about listening, reading, speaking, writing, vocabulary and
grammar
strategies, and it proposes a research agenda for the next decades.
Cohen, A. D. and Weaver, S.J. (2006) Styles- and Strategies-Based Instruction:
A Teachers Guide. Minneapolis: Center for Advanced Research on Language
Acquisition,
University of Minnesota. Styles-and strategies-based instruction helps students
become
more aware of their learning style preferences and gives them a set of strategies
to
maximize their language learning ability. This guide helps teachers to identify the
individual
needs of their students and incorporate opportunities for students to practice a
wide
range of strategies for both language learning and language use.
Drnyei, Z. (2001) Teaching and Researching Motivation. Harlow: Longman. This is
an accessible overview of L2 motivation research, with a balanced treatment of both
theoretical and practical issues. It also provides research guidelines and over 150
questionnaire items for those who would like to conduct their own investigations.
Drnyei, Z. (2001) Motivational Strategies in the Language Classroom. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press. Written for practicing teachers, this book is the first
publication that is entirely devoted to discussing L2 motivational strategies, that
is,
practical techniques to generate and maintain student motivation in the language
classroom.
Drnyei, Z. (2005) The Psychology of the Language Learner: Individual Differences
in Second Language Acquisition. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. This book offers a
comprehensive review of individual differences that have been found to affect
language
learning success, such as personality, language aptitude, motivation, learning
styles
and cognitive styles, language learning strategies and student self-regulation. The
book
examines the theoretical bases of each of these learner characteristics and then
reviews
the relevant research conducted in psychology and applied linguistics.Focus on the
Language Learner: Styles, Strategies and Motivation 177
Griffiths, C. (ed.) (2008) Lessons From Good Language Learners. Cambridge, England:
Cambridge University Press. Inspired by a ground-breaking article by Joan Rubin in
1975
in which she set out to identify the strategies used by successful language
learners, this
edited collection re-examines the same topic in the light of current thinking and
research,
considers the implications for language teaching and learning, and looks at
unresolved
questions regarding numerous factors, such as age, style, personality, gender,
autonomy,
beliefs, the teaching and learning method, strategy instruction and error
correction.
Paige, R. M., Cohen, A. D., Kappler, B., Chi, J. C. and Lassegard, J. P. (2006)
Maximizing Study Abroad: A Students Guide to Strategies for Language and Culture
Learning and Use (second edition). Minneapolis, MN: Center for Advanced Research
on Language Acquisition. Aimed at students who want to make the most of their study
abroad experience, this flexible and user-friendly guide helps students identify
and use
a wide variety of language- and culture-learning strategies. The guide begins with
three
inventories designed to help students be more aware of how they currently learn
language
and culture. The guide then provides students with tools and creative activities
that they
can use to enhance their favored learning strategies and to try out unfamiliar
ones.
Students can use this guide as they prepare for study abroad, during their
experience,
and once they return to maximize their experience

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