"Second Language Acquisition: Pedagogies, Practices and Perspectives" ed. by Christine Savvidou

This volume presents a collection of current research on pedagogies, practices and perspectives in the field of second language acquisition. It brings together different aspects of learning, teaching and researching a second language with chapters covering a range of topics from emotional communication, pragmatic competence, transformative pedagogy, inclusion, reflective teaching and innovative research methodologies.

The authors address a global audience to offer insights into contemporary theories, research, policies and practices in second language acquisition. This collection of work is aimed at students, teachers and researchers wishing to reflect on current developments and identify potential research directions.


Contents
1.Introductory Chapter: Second Language Acquisition - Pedagogies, Practices and Perspectives
2.Teaching the Prosody of Emotive Communication in a Second Language
3.Offer Refusals in L2 French
4.‘Transformative Pedagogy’ in Language Teacher Education
5.Multidimensional Networks for Functional Diversity in Higher Education: The Case of Second Language Education
6.Rethinking the Role of Research in Pre-service Training of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language: Case of the University Teacher-Training College in Burundi
7.Trends in Usage-Based and Pragmatic Language Processing and Learning: A Bibliometric Analysis on Psycholinguistics and Second-Language Acquisition Studies