This editedcollection explores the processes of secondlanguage learning and teaching from a psycholinguistic perspective. Authored by leading experts in the field, the book includes studies focusing on theoretical,empirical and practical aspects of second and foreign language education. PartOne offers contributionsdevoted to a range of learner-related factors, dealing with affective andcognitive variables, the process of reading and the acquisition of lexis. PartTwo brings together papers related to teacher awareness of second language instruction that focus on conversational styles, fostering interculturalpragmatics, teacher job satisfaction, the development of instructionalmaterials and challenges of teacher training in different contexts. It is of interest to researchers as well as graduate andpostgraduate students seeking fresh inspirations for their own empiricalinvestigations of the ways in which second and foreign languages are taught andlearned.