Fourteen international academics and researchers contribute ten chapters on the latest research on information-processing approaches to second language acquisition (SLA). Coverage includes an introduction to the main concepts and most popular procedures for data gathering and data analysis in information-processing approaches to SLA research; a review of specific subfields within processing approaches--attention and awareness, brain-based views of SLA, and individual differences; external factors in SLA, with a focus on input, interaction, and pedagogical research conducted within a cognitive framework; and examples of pedagogical implications of the general principals outlined in the text. Suitable for use as a handbook and as a course text. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)