Theory construction in second language acquisition /:

Recently, many SLA researchers have adopted a postmodernist approach which challenges the assumption that SLA research is a rationalist, scientific endeavour. The resulting epistemological arguments, plus problems of theory proliferation, contradicting theories, and theory domain, hinder progress to...

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1. Verfasser: Jordan, Geoff
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., ©2004.
Schriftenreihe:Language learning and language teaching ; v. 8.
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Zusammenfassung:Recently, many SLA researchers have adopted a postmodernist approach which challenges the assumption that SLA research is a rationalist, scientific endeavour. The resulting epistemological arguments, plus problems of theory proliferation, contradicting theories, and theory domain, hinder progress towards a unified theory of SLA. Theory Construction in SLA addresses these problems by returning to first principles; it asks whether there is such a thing as reliable knowledge, what is special about scientific method, and how we can best explain SLA. It is the first book to use the philosophy of sc.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xviii, 294 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-285) and indexes.
ISBN:9789027295767
902729576X
9789027217059
902721705X
9789027217066
9027217068
9781588114815
1588114813
9781588114822
1588114821
ISSN:1569-9471 ;

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