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Processability and Language Acquisition in the Asia-Pacific Region
Edited by Satomi Kawaguchi, Bruno Di Biase and Yumiko Yamaguchi
[Processability Approaches to Language Acquisition Research & Teaching 9] 2023
► pp. 1–24

Chapter 1
Processability Theory, second language learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific region

| Western Sydney University
| Western Sydney University
| Tokai University
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Second/foreign language learning in Asia-Pacific region
    • 2.1English language education
    • 2.2Asian languages as L2
  • 3.Theoretical background
    • 3.1Original PT
    • 3.2Contemporary PT
      • 3.2.1Lexical mapping hypothesis
      • 3.2.2The Topic Hypothesis and the Prominence Hypothesis
  • 4.Contributions to this volume
  • 5.Conclusion
  • References
Published online: 2 February 2023
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https://doi.org/10.1075/palart.9.01kaw
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