Open Directory - Science: Social Sciences: Linguistics: Applied Linguistics: Language Acquisition
See also: - Organization representing teachers of all languages in the United Kingdom. Includes news, publications, membership information. - Supports a number of coordinated programs of research, training, development, and dissemination of information related to second language teaching, learning and assessment. - Applied linguist offering various resources related to the noticing hypothesis, learner autonomy and Computer Assisted Language Learning. - Draft version of a paper on this subject by Steven Pinker. - A useful brief overview of some of the current theories of language acquisition, with references to Chomsky, Lenneberg and the evidence from feral children such as Genie. - Aims to help people revive and/or re-acquire declining heritage languages. Educational, linguistic, and film/video resources help heritage communities and groups reverse language loss and achieve cultural continuity. - A list of scholarly writings arranged by subtopic, maintained by Vivian Cook. - Journal published by Cambridge University Press. Includes online indices and information for submitters and subscribers. - Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL) is a professional association with a mission to ensure excellence in English language teaching to speakers of other languages. It has more than 13,500 members in over 140 countries. - An information guide on TESOL, TEFL, and TESL degree and certification programs in North America. Also provides a list of leading TESOL programs at the BA, MA, and PhD levels.
