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THE SOCIAL TURN IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2004

Alison Mackey
Alison Mackey
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Georgetown University
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THE SOCIAL TURN IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION. David Block. Edinburgh, UK: Edinburgh University Press, 2003. Pp. viii + 162. $26.95 paper.

This book is devoted to what Block calls the Input-Interaction-Output (IIO) model of SLA. By this model, he means SLA research conducted over the last few decades by Gass, Long, Pica, Swain, and others, generally known as the “interaction hypothesis” and the “output hypothesis.” Block's chief aim is “to critically examine some of the basic notions and assumptions that underpin this model and to suggest a more interdisciplinary and socially informed approach to SLA research” (p. vii). He takes pains to point out that his criticisms are intended to be constructive, noting that his intent is to encourage IIO researchers to look beyond what he views as a psycholinguistic bias in mainstream SLA.

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Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 26 , Issue 4 , December 2004 , pp. 639 - 641
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© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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