Theory construction in second language acquisition / Geoff Jordan.
"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 progr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins Pub.,
[2004]
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| Series: | Language learning and language teaching ;
v. 8. |
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| Summary: | "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 science in order to examine the epistemological underpinnings of SLA research and evaluate rival theories of SLA."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-285) and index. |
| ISBN: | 902721705X 9789027217059 9027217068 9789027217066 1588114813 9781588114815 1588114821 9781588114822 |
| ISSN: | 1569-9471 ; |