For advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers and teachers involved in second language acquisition, Arabski and Wojtaszek (psycholinguistics, language acquisition, and linguistic pragmatics, U. of Silesia, Poland) compile 20 chapters by linguistics, language, and English scholars from Europe who address individual learner differences in second language acquisition, including gender, learning style, aptitude, culture, and age. They discuss the conflict between learner needs and the organization of instruction; language learning strategies and differentiated application; teacher and parent involvement in learner autonomy; diagnostic studies of experienced learners' management of the learning process; phonological attainment; and the development of reading and writing skills. There is no index. Distributed in the US by UTP Distribution. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)