Vivian A Cook

Language Learning and Teaching As Social Inter-Action

Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition

Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition

Second Language Learning and Language Teaching

The English Writing System

The English Writing System

Second Language Learning and Language Teaching

Chomsky's Universal Grammar: An Introduction

Vivian Cook (academic)

Vivian James Cook (born 1940) is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. He is renowned for his work on second ...

Effects of the Second Language on the First (Second Language Acquisition)

This book looks at changes in the first language of people who know a second language, thus seeing L2 users as people in their own right differing from the monolingual in both first and second languages. It presents theories and research that investigate the first language of second language users f...

Key Topics in Second Language Acquisition (MM Textbooks)

This textbook offers an introductory overview of eight hotly-debated topics in second language acquisition research. It offers a glimpse of how SLA researchers have tried to answer common questions about second language acquisition rather than being a comprehensive introduction to SLA research. Each...

Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition (Modern Linguistics Series)

This book covers approaches to second language research that in some way conform to the agenda of linguistics. It presents the actual methodology and results of research rather than just the conclusions or interpretations. It covers the main current theories, research methods and techniques, and it ...

Chomsky's Universal Grammar: An Introduction

The 3rd edition of Chomsky’s Universal Grammar introduces the reader to Noam Chomsky’s theory of language by setting the specifics of syntactic analysis in the framework of his general ideas. Updated and revised to include a broader range of issues and discussion topics Traces the development...

Second Language Learning and Language Teaching

The fourth edition of this classic textbook has been revised to reflect recent developments in language teaching and learning yet retains the basic structure and approach so popular with its readers. Teaching and learning content has been updated, particularly taking into account the rise of task-ba...

Second Language Learning and Language Teaching: Fifth Edition

Second Language Learning and Language Teaching provides an introduction to the application of second language acquisition research to language teaching. Assuming no previous background in second language acquisition or language teaching methods, this text starts by introducing readers to the basic i...