Bringing together a comprehensive collection of newly-commissioned articles, this Handbook covers the most recent developments across a range of sub-fields relevant to the study of second language Spanish.
* Provides a unique and much-needed collection of new research in this subject, compiled and written by experts in the field
* Offers a critical account of the most current, ground-breaking developments across key fields, each of which has seen innovative empirical research in the past decade
* Covers a broad range of issues including current theoretical approaches, alongside a variety of entries within such areas as the sound system, morphosyntax, individual and social factors, and instructed language learning
* Presents a variety of methodological approaches spanning the active areas of research in language acquisition
Kimberly L. Geeslin
Angewandte Linguistik Applied Linguistics Erlernen von Fremdsprachen Fremdsprache Linguistics Second Language Acquisition Spanisch /Sprache Sprachwissenschaften
"Bringing together contributions from experts in a variety of areas, this Handbook aims to provide insightful theoretical and empirical solutions to general and specific questions raised during the teaching and learning of SSL." (Spanish in context 2015)
"This is a terrific and unprecedented resource thatsurveys the vibrant field of Spanish SLA from a wealth of angles.All contributors are authorities who have succeeded admirably insynthesizing accumulated findings and in offering forward-lookingsuggestions - across theories, foci of inquiry,methodologies, contexts, and fundamental questions. At onceindispensable for scholars working on the acquisition of Spanishand poignantly relevant for the entire SLA researchcommunity!"
--Lourdes Ortega, Georgetown University
"The publication of the Handbook of Spanish SecondLanguage Acquisition marks the coming of age of both SLA andSpanish SLA. With contributions by well-known SLA scholars, theHandbook both consolidates cumulative research in L2 Spanish andsuggests directions for future investigations. It is a valuableresource for anyone in the field."
--Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig, Indiana University
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