Synthesis Transdisciplinary perspectives on second language acquisition: exploration versus explanation
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| Publication date | 2023 |
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| Book title | The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Psycholinguistics |
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| Series | The Routledge Handbooks in Second Language Acquisition |
| Chapter | 35 |
| Pages (from-to) | 439-449 |
| Publisher | New York: Routledge |
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| Abstract | The relationship between psycholinguistics and SLA is put in historical, metatheoretical perspective: from 1910 to 1960, from 1960 to 2000, and from 2000 to the present day. The potential of a transdisciplinary perspective on SLA is discussed from the perspective of critical rationalism (Popper). The bottom line is that transdiciplinarity is not a goal in itself. Exploration must be followed by explanation, explanatory claims must be falsifiable, and empirical research must be conducted with scientific rigor. The chapter ends with directions for future research. |
| Document type | Chapter |
| Language | English |
| Published at | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003018872-40 |
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