Spada, N., Lightbrown, P.M. (1993). How languages are learned, Oxford University Press

Brown, D., H.(1994). Principles of language learning and teaching.

Brown, H.D.,Gonzo, S.(1995).  Readings on second language acquisition.

Ellis, R. (1987). Second language acquisition in context, Cambridge

Ellis, R. (1996). Understanding second language acquisition, Oxford University Press

Littlewood, W. (1984). Foreign and second language learning, Cambridge University Press

Cook, V. (2002). Portraits of the L2 user. Multilingual Matters

[A compilation of required readings will serve as the text for the course]