Looking ahead: Future directions in, and future research into, second language acquisition

• Published in: Foreign language annals Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 55 - 72
• Main Author: Larsen‐Freeman, Diane
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria Wiley-Blackwell 01.03.2018; American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
• Subjects: Beliefs; Cognitive Development; context; Context Effect; Correlation; ecological approaches; Educational Research; Global Approach; Globalization; Ideology; Individual Differences; Language acquisition; Language assessment; Language Attitudes; Language Research; Language Tests; Language Usage; Learning Processes; Misconceptions; relational systems; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Social Justice; sociocognitive approach; Teaching Methods; Testing

This article begins by situating modern‐day second language acquisition (SLA) research in a historical context, tracing its evolution from cognitive to social to sociocognitive accounts. Next, the influence of the zeitgeist is considered. In this era of rapid change and turmoil, there are both peril...