A dynamic approach to second language development: methods and techniques

Dynamic systems theory, a general theory of change and development, offers a new way to study first and second language development and requires a new set of tools for analysis of empirical data. After a brief introduction to the theory, this book, co-authored by several leading scholars in the fiel...

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Other Authors: Verspoor, Marjolijn 1952- (Editor), Bot, Kees de 1951- (Editor), Lowie, Wander 1959- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia John Benjamins Publishing Company [2011]
Series:Language learning & language teaching volume 29
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Summary:Dynamic systems theory, a general theory of change and development, offers a new way to study first and second language development and requires a new set of tools for analysis of empirical data. After a brief introduction to the theory, this book, co-authored by several leading scholars in the field, concentrates on tools and techniques recently developed to analyze language data from a dynamic perspective. The chapters deal with the general thoughts and reasoning behind coding data, analyzing variability, discovering interacting variables and modeling. The accompanying How to sections give s
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-207) and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 211 Seiten) Diagramme
ISBN:9789027287359
902728735X
DOI:10.1075/lllt.29

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