A practical reference source containing an overview of the main topics, methods, and research areas in SLA ... [ The book] also includes an alphabetically organized compendium of key concepts in SLA. * The Year's Work in English Studies * This is a valuable collection of papers, which can be warmly recommended to any student of second language acquisition.' - Michael Swan is a writer specializing in English Language teaching and reference materials. He is author of Practical English Usage (OUP, 2005)