Anglophone students abroad: Identity, social relationships and language learning presents
the findings of a major study of British students of French and Spanish undertaking …

This preliminary study investigates the acquisition of second language phonology with
respect to two variables: immersion in a target language community, and explicit instruction …

Although many listener responses are minimal (eg, yeah, mhm), the listener plays an
important role in shaping discourse and creating intersubjectivity in everyday conversation …

Research on the second language acquisition (SLA) of Spanish has identified grammatical
structures for which an analysis of errors for second-language (L2) learners is inappropriate …

We present the results of two experiments (an Elicitation Task and a Picture Matching Task)
that test 4–5 year-old children's ability to distinguish between the Spanish copulas ser and …

The field of second language (L2) variation, focusing mostly on English and French, has
existed for over 30 years, documenting the effects of linguistic context, social context and …

This chapter provides a critical review of research on the second language (L2) acquisition
of the copula contrast in Spanish. It assesses what is known about how the L2 learner of …

The present study examines the production and interpretation of infinitives among 26
Spanish heritage speakers born and raised in the US and 25 Spanish-dominant speakers …

In this essay, I apply current linguistic theory to reanalyze earlier research on the acquisition
of ser and estar (eg, VanPatten 1985, 1987). Using insights from Roby and Schmitt (" Semi …

It is generally believed that study abroad (SA) is the most efficient and successful way to
acquire proficiency in a second language (L2). SA is a crucial component of students' …