Explores in-depth the findings of research in second language acquisition (SLA) and other language-related fields and translates those findings into practical pedagogical tools for current - and future - Spanish-language instructors.
"Sparked by an increasing demand for a wider array of Spanish courses, this representative and timely collection of studies offers practical guidance in elucidating research on SLA to enhance teaching"—Nuria Sagarra, assistant professor of Spanish and linguistics and applied language studies and director, Spanish as a basic language, The Pennsylvania State University
"An invaluable resoruce for SLA researchers and practitioners....The volume should be a necessary source of information or the center of discussion in any class on Spanish SLA and pedagogy."—Dale Koike, professor of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Texas at Austin