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A Dynamical System Approach to Research in Second Language Acquisition | ||
| Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning | ||
| مقاله 6، دوره 5، شماره 11، بهمن 2013، صفحه 127-143 اصل مقاله (162.22 K) | ||
| نوع مقاله: Research Paper | ||
| نویسندگان | ||
| Hassan Soleimani1؛ Mohammad Alavi* 2 | ||
| 1Payam Noor University | ||
| 2University of Tehran | ||
| چکیده | ||
| Epistemologically speaking, second language acquisition research (SLAR) might be reconsidered from a complex dynamical system view with interconnected aspects in the ecosystem of language acquisition. The present paper attempts to introduce the tenets of complex system theory and its application in SLAR. It has been suggested that the present dominant traditions in language acquisition research are too simplistic to delve into the nature of language acquisition. The belief is that the Newtonian conceptualization of SLA research cannot be comprehensive to deal with the complexities of language acquisition research. So the suggested definition for SLA research in the present paper is a complex dynamical nonlinear open adaptive system of inquiry to find probable solutions to problems. | ||
| کلیدواژهها | ||
| second language acquisition research؛ complex system theory؛ dynamical؛ emergent؛ reductive | ||
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