In:Approaches and Methods in French Second Language Acquisition Research:
Edited by Martin Howard
[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 9] 2025
► pp. v–vi
Published online: 3 March 2025
https://doi.org/10.1075/rmal.9.toc
https://doi.org/10.1075/rmal.9.toc
Table of contents
AcknowledgementsVII
Chapter 1.Exploring research methods in French as a second language: An introduction1
Martin Howard
Section I.Exploring French learner language
Chapter 2.Approaches and methods for the study of the L2 production of French segmentals and prosody20
Jeffrey Steele
Chapter 3.Methodological consideration in research on French
second-language speech perception and spoken word recognition44
second-language speech perception and spoken word recognition44
Annie Tremblay
Chapter 4.Researching fluency in L2 French70
Clare Wright
Chapter 5.Examining vocabulary knowledge in languages
other than English: The case of French95
other than English: The case of French95
Christina Lindqvist
Chapter 6.Methodological considerations in the study of morphology in L2 French126
Malin Ågren
Chapter 7.Methods and approaches in second language research of L2 French syntax152
Julia Herschensohn
Deborah Arteaga
Chapter 8.L2-French acquisition of discursive competence: A focus on methods174
Pascale Leclercq
Chapter 9.Approaches and methods in research on sociolinguistic and pragmatic competence in second language French206
Martin Howard
Amanda Edmonds
Section II.Exploring learners and contexts of learning in second language French
Chapter 10.CA-SLA: Investigating L2 interactional competence and L2 grammar-for-interaction — principles and methods234
Simona Pekarek Doehler
Chapter 11.Researching L2 French input and instructed learning261
Anita Thomas
Chapter 12.Methodology in research on individual differences and French as a second language284
Klara Arvidsson
Fanny Forsberg Lundell
Chapter 13.Child L2 acquisition of French: A review with a focus on research areas and methodology308
Jonas Granfeldt
Chapter 14.Approaches to investigating French as a third language334
Christina Lindqvist
Conclusion
Chapter 15.Research approaches and methods in second language French: Contributions, challenges, opportunities and directions364
Martin Howard
Index
