Jennifer Bown

English Language Learners: Education, Assessment, and Clinical Intervention

The Psychology of the Language Learner: Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition. Z. Dornyei. Mahway, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 2005. Pp. xii+270. ISBN 0-8058-4729-4 (hbk):

Language acquisition and development: studies of learners of first and other languages

69.95. ISBN 0-8058-6018-5 (pbk):

Affect in a self-regulatory framework for language learning

29.95.

Japanese language proficiency, social networking, and language use during study abroad: learners' perspectives

and their practical applications that provide direction for further research in L1 attrition. As such, the book can be used equally by experts and graduate students interested in the field of bilingualism, language contact, sociolinguistics and, of course, L1 attrition. The main audience for the book are specialists who conduct research on L1 attrition and look for systematic and scientific approaches to explaining multiple questions that arise from the analysis of their data sets.