Second Language Acquisition as a Mode-Switching Process

Sooho Song is Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. Her research interests focus on second language acquisition, applied linguistics, and Korean linguistics. Her publications include Politeness and Culture in Second Language Acquisition (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012) and articles in Language Sciences and Korea Journal. 

- Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Second Language Acquisition Theories.- Chapter 3.- Functional Approaches in Second Language Learning and Linguistic Cognition.- Chapter 4. Socio-Linguistic Patterns.- Chapter 5. Second Language Learning as Mode-Switching.- Chapter 6. Comparison of English and Korean Language Mode.- Chapter 7. Empirical Analysis.- Chapter 8. Conclusion