{"product_id":"9781405135818","title":"Grammatical Development in Language Learning The Best of Language Learning Series","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBest of Language Learning Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eGrammatical Development in Language Learning\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Best of Language Learning Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobert Dekeyser\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy is learning the grammar of a second language difficult?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe present volume brings together insights from leading researchers, published in the past five years of the journal Language Learning, to identify the multiple factors that combine to challenge learners in attaining full proficiency in a second language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn innovative synthesis of recent research on grammar and second language acquisition.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights the importance of transparency in form-meaning relations as well as learners' aptitudes and previous language learning experiences.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how diminutives facilitate gender acquisition in Russian.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how learners make semantic distinctions in acquiring gender distinction in French.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvaluates the role of phonological short-term memory in the acquisition of gender in a semi-artificial linguistic system.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA useful collection for a graduate seminar on psycholinguistic aspects of second language acquisition.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobert DeKeyser\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pittsburgh. He has a Ph.D. in Education with a minor in Linguistics from Stanford University. His research is on second language acquisition, particularly cognitive-psychological aspects. Some of his favorite topics are interlanguage variability, monitoring processes, automatization of second language grammar, the effect of age of learning and other individual differences, and the relationship between implicit and explicit learning and knowledge. He has published in a variety of journals, including \u003ci\u003eLanguage Learning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStudies in Second Language Acquisition\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLanguage Testing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Language Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTESOL Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAILA Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 May 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405135818\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e246\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315403845772,"sku":"9781405135818","price":49.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405135818.jpg?v=1780114645","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405135818","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}