From Input to Output: A Teacher's Guide to Second Language Acquisition

by Bill VanPatten

This new title in the McGraw-Hill Second Language Professional Series provides an eminently accessible overview of key issues in second language acquisition research, written expressly for second language teachers. Avoiding highly technical jargon and terminology, the author gives a compelling account of current research while couching it within a framework that is of particular relevance to classroom practitioners. The result is an engaging reference that should be required reading for all language instructors and department heads. This book is also ideal for a teaching methods course or an introductory seminar on second language acquisition.

Genres: Education, Teaching, Linguistics

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Nayeli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basically all you need to know and/or quote in an important grammar-linguistic or EFL-related paper. It gets super technical and presents models and methods that are perhaps not in vogue in the SLA / L2 world anymore, but there's no doubt they work, at least in theory.

[Heather Hobbs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Provides a great overview of the second language acquisition process, a great read for foreign language teachers.