Introduction to Instructed Second Language Acquisition by Shawn Loewen (2015)

Authors

  • Lu Yu The Pennsylvania State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/lst.30313

Keywords:

Instructed Second Language Acquisition, Sociocultural Theory

Abstract

Introduction to Instructed Second Language Acquisition by Shawn Loewen (2015)

Author Biography

  • Lu Yu, The Pennsylvania State University

    Lu Yu is currently a PhD candidate in the College of Education at The Pennsylvania State University. Her research interests include second language acquisition, sociocultural theory and foreign language education, dynamic assessment, and L2 speaking.

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2018-05-10

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Yu, L. (2018). Introduction to Instructed Second Language Acquisition by Shawn Loewen (2015). Language and Sociocultural Theory, 5(1), 72-79. https://doi.org/10.1558/lst.30313