About the bookAcknowledgments1 Introducing Second Language Acquisition　What is SLA?　What is a second language?　What is a first language?　Diversity in learning and learners　Summary　Activities2 Foundations of Second Language Acquisition　The world of second languages　The nature of language learning　L1 versus 1.2 learning　The logical problem of language learning　Frameworks for SLA　Summary　Activities　Further reading3 The Linguistics of Second Language Acquisition　The nature of language　Early approaches to SLA　Universal Grammar　Functional approaches　Summary　Activities　Further reading4 The Psychology of Second Language Acquisition　Languages and the brain　Learning processes　Differences in learners　The effects of rnuitilingulism　Summary　Activities　Further reading5 Social Contexts of Second Language Acquisition　Communicative competence　Microsocial factors　Macrosocial factors　Summary　Activities　Further reading6 Acquiring Knowledge for L2 Use　Competence and use　Academic vs. interpersonal competence　Components of language knowledge　Receptive activities　Productive activities　Summary　Activities　Further reading7 L2 learning and Teaching　Integrating perspectives　Approaching near-native competence　Implications for L2 learning and teaching　SummaryAnswer guide to questions for self-studyGlossaryReferencesIndex