Imitation In Second Language Acquisition and Development

• Main Author: Harison @ Hanisa Mohd Sidek
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia 2013
• Subjects: Second language acquisition > Study and teaching; Second language acquisition > Research; Language and languages
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/6289

Imitation has often been one of the vehicles used in second language(L2) acquisition particularly among young L2 learners. Prior to the emergence of the vgotskyan socio cultural notion, imitation was confined to the behaviorist and cognitivist views. However, recent socio-cultural paradigm has incl...