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The Routledge Handbook of
Second Language
Acquisition
Edited by Susan M. Gass and Alison Mackey
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The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition/edited by
Susan M. Gass and Alison Mackey.
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1. Second language acquisition--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
2. Language and languages--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
I. Gass, Susan M. II. Mackey, Alison.
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Contents
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Abbreviations
ACTFL | American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages |
ADHD | attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder |
AE | American English |
AMTB | Attitude/Motivation Test Battery |
AoA | age of arrival |
ASL | American Sign Language |
AV | auditory-visual |
CA | Contrastive Analysis |
CALL | computer-assisted language learning |
CANAL-F | Cognitive Ability for Novelty in Acquisition of LanguageForeign |
CATSS | Computer Adaptive Test of Size and Strength |
CCSARP | Cross-Cultural Speech Act Realization Project |
CHL | Chinese as a heritage language |
CLS | complementary learning systems |
CMC | computer-mediated communication |
CPH | Critical Period Hypothesis |
CS | conditioned stimulus |
CV | consonant-vowel |
P | Delta P |
DCTs | discourse completion tasks |
DLAB | Defense Language Aptitude Battery |
EAP | English for Academic Purposes |
EFL | English as a Foreign Language |
ESL | English as a second language |
ELAN | early left anterior negativity |
ERPs | event-related potentials |
ESF | European Science Foundation |
ESP | English for Specific Purposes |
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