SLA for the 21st Century: Disciplinary Progress, Transdisciplinary Relevance, and the Bi/multilingual Turn

摘要: The goals of this article are to appraise second language acquisition's (SLA) disciplinary progress over the last 15 years and reflect on transdisciplinary relevance as field has completed 40 existence moves forward into 21st century. I first identify four trends that demonstrate vibrant in SLA. then turn notion transdisciplinarity, or proclivity pursue generate SLA knowledge can be use outside confines contribute overall about human capacity for language. propose an understanding results from ability: (a) place one's a wider landscape disciplines share overarching common goal (b) develop critical awareness framings object inquiry others’ likely reception them. Finally, argue it is by reframing study late bi/multilingualism remarkable witnessed will help reach new levels contributor ontogeny source support education