TY - BOOK AU - Geeslin,Kimberly L. AU - Long,Avizia Yim TI - Sociolinguistics and second language acquisition: learning to use language in context SN - 0415529476 AV - P118.2 .G44 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Language and languages KW - Variation KW - Second language acquisition KW - Study and teaching KW - Sociolinguistics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-312) and index; Section I. Principles of Sociolinguistic Variation and Second Language Acquisition. What sociolinguistics means for the second language learner -- Introduction to sociolinguistic variation -- The role of social characteristics in language variation -- Section II. Approaches to the Study of Sociolinguistics and Second Language Acquisition. Social approaches to second language acquisition -- Cognitive approaches to the acquisition of sociolinguistic competence -- Variationist approaches to the acquisition of sociolinguistic competence -- Empirical research on the acquisition of sociolinguistic competence -- The role of study abroad on the acquisition of sociolinguistic competence -- Section III. Implications of Research on the Acquisition of Sociolinguistic Competence in Second Languages. Norms and targets -- Integrating sociolinguistics into the second language classroom ER -