• ISBN13: 9783030528997
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: General Books
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publisher Imprint: Palgr Mac
• Publication Date: January 1, 2020
• Pages: 220
• Original Price: EUR 74.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 341 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Linguistics / General, Teaching / Subjects / Language Arts, and Personality

This textbook takes a Complex Systems Theory approach to examine individual differences between learners and the potential impact of these variables on the process of acquiring a second language. The authors argue that individual variables cannot provide the complete picture, and that they must instead be understood as part of an interconnected and dynamic system of different factors in order to be useful in a language learning context. Written in an accessible style and suitable for final-year undergraduate and Masters-level students, the book includes clear definitions of key terms, discussion questions for classroom use, practical exercises and activities, and examples of real empirical studies that students and teachers can replicate in their own contexts. This textbook will be of interest to students taking TESOL and SLA courses and modules, as well as those on broader Applied Linguistics programmes.

Carol Griffiths is Associate Professor at Girne American University, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Adem Soruç is Assistant Professor teaching on the MA TESOL and MA EMI programmes at the University of Bath, UK.