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