Performance and Competence in Second Language Acquisition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521558617)

This original collection revisits and re-evaluates Chomsky's classic competence/performance distinction from a wide variety of perspectives and areas of expertise. The discussion is placed within a broad framework, taking account of a view of language both as a societal construct and as internal, developing within the mind and/or brain. Renowned experts in the fields of lexis, sociolinguistics, connectionism, Universal Grammar, language testing and interlanguage draw together ideas from the most recent developments in second language learning and psychological theory. Germane to their debate is the question of whether it is helpful, or in principle possible, to draw a distinction between competence and performance in second language learning. The volume will be of interest to teachers, researchers and students of applied linguistics, education and general linguistics.

Author: Gillian Brown
ISBN-10: 0521558611
ISBN-13: 9780521558617
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/26/1996
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.00w x 0.59d