Sociolinguistics and second language acquisition : learning to use language in context /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Geeslin, Kimberly L.
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Other Authors:	Long, Avizia Yim
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.
Subjects:	Second language acquisition > Study and teaching. Language and languages > Variation. Sociolinguistics > Study and teaching. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Multi-Language Phrasebooks. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Alphabets & Writing Systems. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Readers. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Spelling. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Section I. Principles of Sociolinguistic Variation and Second Language Acquisition. What sociolinguistics means for the second language learner
Introduction to sociolinguistic variation
The role of social characteristics in language variation
Section II. Approaches to the Study of Sociolinguistics and Second Language Acquisition. Social approaches to second language acquisition
Cognitive approaches to the acquisition of sociolinguistic competence
Variationist approaches to the acquisition of sociolinguistic competence
Empirical research on the acquisition of sociolinguistic competence
The role of study abroad on the acquisition of sociolinguistic competence
Section III. Implications of Research on the Acquisition of Sociolinguistic Competence in Second Languages. Norms and targets
Integrating sociolinguistics into the second language classroom.