15.547, Books: Psycholinguistics: Jordan

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Subject: 15.547, Books: Psycholinguistics: Jordan

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Date:  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 10:01:05 -0500 (EST)
From:  paul at benjamins.com
Subject:  Theory Construction in Second Language Acquisition: Jordan

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Date:  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 10:01:05 -0500 (EST)
From:  paul at benjamins.com
Subject:  Theory Construction in Second Language Acquisition: Jordan

Title: Theory Construction in Second Language Acquisition

Publication Year: 2004
Publisher:	John Benjamins
		http://www.benjamins.com/
		http://www.benjamins.nl/

Book URL: http://www.benjamins.nl/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=LL_LT_8

Author: Geoff Jordan, ESADE, Barcelona

Hardback: ISBN: 1588114813, Pages: xviii, 295 pp., Price: USD 118.00
Paperback: ISBN: 1588114821, Pages: xviii, 295 pp., Price: USD 42.95

Abstract:

Recently, many SLA researchers have adopted a postmodernist approach
which challenges the assumption that SLA research is a rationalist,
scientific endeavour. The resulting epistemological arguments, plus
problems of theory proliferation, contradicting theories, and theory
domain, hinder progress towards a unified theory of SLA. Theory
Construction in SLA addresses these problems by returning to first
principles; it asks whether there is such a thing as reliable
knowledge, what is special about scientific method, and how we can
best explain SLA. It is the first book to use the philosophy of
science in order to examine the epistemological underpinnings of SLA
research and evaluate rival theories of SLA. Part One explores the
central issues in the philosophy of science, defends rationality
against relativists, and offers Guidelines for theory assessment. Part
Two examines different theories of SLA and evaluates them in terms of
how well they stand up to the Guidelines.

Table of contents

Acknowledgements  xiii
Abstract  xv
The Guidelines (Abridged)  xvii

Part 1. Some fundamental issues concerning the construction and
	assessment of theories of SLA
1. Key terms and current problems in SLA  5
2. Research methodology: Rationalism and its critics  19
3. Recent relativists  51
4. In defence of rationalism  69
5. The construction and assessment of theories of SLA  87

Part 2. A critical rationalist review of some hypotheses, models and
	theories of SLA
6. Chomsky  123
7. The role of UG in an explanation of SLA  151
8. Approaches to SLA that o.end the guidelines  167
9. Signs of progress  203
10. Explaining SLA  251

Bibliography  267
Name index  287
Subject index  291

Lingfield(s):	Psycholinguistics
		Second Language Acquisition (Psycholinguistics) 			

Written In:	English (Language Code: ENG)

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