Contents
Introduction
1
1.
Individual Variation in the Use of the Monitor
12
2.
Attitude and Aptitude in Second Language Acquisition and Learning
19
3.
Formal and Informal Linguistic Environments in Language Acquisition and Language Learning
40
4.
The Domain of the Conscious Grammar: The Morpheme Studies
51
5.
The Role of the First Language in Second Language Acquisition
64
6.
The Neurological Correlates of Language Acquisition: Current Research
70
7.
On Routines and Patterns in Language Acquisition and Performance
83
8.
Relating Theory and Practice in Adult Second Language Acquisition
100
9.
The Theoretical and Practical Relevance of Simple Codes in Second Language Acquisition
119
Bibliography
138
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