(1) provide a review of current literature and discussions of cutting edge issues;
(2) share the authors’ understanding of, and approaches to, the issues; and
(3) provide direct links between research and practice.
In short, based on the chapters in this handbook, ISLA has attained a level of theoretical and methodological maturity that provides a solid foundation for future empirical and pedagogical discovery. This handbook is the ideal resource for researchers, graduate students, upper-level undergraduate students, teachers, and teacher-educators who are interested in second language learning and teaching.
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Shawn Loewen is Associate Professor of Second Language Studies at Michigan State University, USA.
Masatoshi Sato is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile