The first volume in a new series provides an overview of second language acquisition to members of secondary and post-secondary level foreign language departments, whose primary area of
interest is literary research. The aim is to support a dialogue between language and literature specialists that will contribute to the evolution of foreign language departments in higher
education. Twelve contributions explore current theories and methodologies with regard to such topics as cognitive characteristics of adult second language learners, acquiring competence, the
role of technology in second language learning, evaluation of learning outcomes, and construction of curricula. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
