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Language Acquisition:

Association for Language Learning

Organization representing teachers of all languages in the United Kingdom. Includes news, publications, membership information.

http://www.all-languages.org.uk/

Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition-University of Minnesota.

Supports a number of coordinated programs of research, training, development, and dissemination of information related to second language teaching, learning and assessment.

http://www.carla.umn.edu/

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

A Concept of 'Critical Period' for Language Acquistion

A paper discussing the implications of a 'critical period' of language acquisition for adult language learning.

http://www.tsuyama-ct.ac.jp/kats/papers/kn7/kn7.htm

A Discussion of Language Acquistion Theories

Descriptions of eight of the different language acquisition theories, and their relevance to both first and second language acquistion.

http://maxpages.com/thena/ladiscussion

Feral Children - Critical Period Hypothesis

Several useful papers, including Locke's suggesting the term 'sensitive period' instead of 'critical period', and Jones' looking at Genie's language acquisition after the critical period.

http://www.feralchildren.com/en/critical.php

Hayo Reinders

Applied linguist offering various resources related to the noticing hypothesis, learner autonomy and Computer Assisted Language Learning.

http://www.hayo.nl

The International Commission on Second Language Acquisition (ICOSLA)

Scientific organization set up to provide a worldwide forum for the development of SLA research. Provides archive and links to online resources.

http://www.hw.ac.uk/langWWW/icsla/icsla.htm

Language Acquisition

Draft version of a paper on this subject by Steven Pinker.

http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Papers/Py104/pinker.langacq.html

Language Acquisition - Wikipedia

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.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_acquisition

Language Revival: Preventing and Reversing Heritage Language Decline and Loss

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.

http://www.languagerevival.com

Second Language Acquisition Bibliography

A list of scholarly writings arranged by subtopic, maintained by Vivian Cook.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/vivian.c/SLA/SLABIB/

Studies in Second Language Acquisition

Journal published by Cambridge University Press. Includes online indices and information for submitters and subscribers.

http://www.indiana.edu/~ssla/

TESOL - Official Page

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.

http://www.tesol.org

TESOL Certification

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.

http://www.thelinguist.org

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