Blackwell Publishing; Malden, MA USA/ Oxford, UK
Year: 2003 First edition, 2005 Second edition
Paperback ISBN: ISBN-13:978-1-4051-3281-7
A series of research articles edited by Cahterine Doughty and Michael Long. It covers a wide range of SLA topics related to psychology, anthropology and research methods with the main view that SLA research is "increasingly viewed as a branch of cognitive science" (Doughty & Long, 2003: 4).
The book is divided into 6 sections: Capacity and Representation, Processes in SLA, Biological and Psychological Constraints, Research Methods and The State of SLA
Simply a MUST have for any serious researcher or student of SLA. For those interested in the psychological aspects of language acquisition, the books section on Biological and Psychological Constraints is excellent, specifically the article by Zoltan Dornyei and Peter Skehan- Individual Differences in Second Language Learning. Their discussion of motivation and learning is very thorough.