Language Acquisition and Development Studies of Learners of First and Other Languages

Introduction: Some Similarities and Differences Between L1 and L2 Acquisition and Development - Brian Tomlinson
Part I. Critical Reviews of the Literature

1. The Role of Proto-Reading Activities in the Acquisition and Development of Effective Reading Skills - Hitomi Masuhara

2. The Transfer of Reading from the Language of Wider Communication to the First Language - Agatha van Ginkel

3. The Processing of Past Tense Verbs for L1 Learners of English - Natalie Barber

4. The Roles of Audio-Visual Mental Aids in the Development of First and Other Language Proficiency - Brian Tomlinson and Javier Avilla

5. Applications of the Research into the Roles of Audio-Visual Mental Aids for Language Teaching Pedagogy - Brian Tomlinson and Javier Avilla

6. Internalization and Language Acquisition - James Lantolf and Beatriz Centeno-Cortes

7. Affect in L2 Teacher Talk - Jane Arnold and Carmen Fonseca

8. The Attitudes of Language Learners Towards Target Varieties of the Language - Ivor Timmis

Part II. Research Reports

9.The Value of Recasting During Meaning Focused Activities 1 - Brian Tomlinson

10. The Value of Recasting During Meaning Focused Activities 2 - Javier Avilla

11. Output Like Input: Influence of Children's Literature on Young L2 Learners' Written Expression - Irma Kaarina Ghosn

12.The Value of Comprehension in the Early Stages of the Acquisition and Development of Bahasa Indonesia by Native and by Non-Native Speakers - Erlin Susanti Barnard

13. Classroom Reticence in the Learning of Vietnamese and of English in Vietnam - Bao Dat

14.A 'Sort of' Puzzle for Non- Native-Like Fluency - Luke Prodromou

15. Perceptions of Culture By British Students Learning French - Catherine von Knorring

16. A Blind Learner in EFL Mainstream Courses: A Case Study at The Lebanese American University - Nola Bacha

Conclusions - Brian Tomlinson