Wander Lowie

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Wander Marius Lowie
Born (1959-10-14) 14 October 1959 (age 64)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater
Known for
  • Second language acquisition
  • Complex Dynamic Systems Theory
Scientific career
Fields
  • Second language acquisition
  • Complex Dynamic Systems Theory
Institutions
ThesisThe acquisition of interlanguage morphology: a study into the role of morphology in the L2 learner's mental lexicon (1998)
Doctoral advisorKees de Bot
WebsiteLowie on the website of the University of Groningen

Wander Marius Lowie (born 14 October 1959) is a

Complex Dynamic Systems Theory
.

He is one of the members of the "Dutch School of Dynamic Systems" who proposed to apply

second language development along with de Bot, van Geert, and Verspoor
.

Career

Lowie obtained his

PhD thesis was "The acquisition of interlanguage morphology: a study into the role of morphology in the L2 learner's mental lexicon".[2]

Lowie is the

Associate Editor of The Modern Language Journal, a peer-reviewed academic journal.[3]

Research

In 2004 he wrote a seminal article along with

time-series data were used to explicate changes in the development of second language writing.[4]

In a 2012 article he discussed the pedagogical implications of Dynamic Systems Theory approaches to second language development. He suggested that only an approach that values the relevance of variability can capture the crucial time dimension of development. He proposed that a longitudinal approach using a

Common European Framework of Reference is of greater value for the language learner than a rigid assessment of some aspects of language proficiency at one point in time.[5]

Bibliography

Books

Articles

  • "Making sense of polysemous words." (2003)
  • "Dynamic Systems Theory and Applied Linguistics: the ultimate “so what”?" (2005)
  • "A dynamic systems theory approach to second language acquisition." (2007)
  • "Substitution of dental fricatives in English by Dutch L2 speakers." (2007)
  • "Variability in second language development from a dynamic systems perspective." (2008)
  • "Input and second language development from a dynamic perspective." (2009)
  • "Dynamic Systems Theory as a comprehensive theory of second language development." (2013)
  • "Variability and variation in second language acquisition orders: A dynamic reevaluation." (2015)
  • "Emergentism: Wide Ranging Theoretical Framework or Just One More Meta-theory?" (2017)
  • "Lost in State Space?: Methodological Considerations in Complex Dynamic Theory Approaches to Second Language Development Research" (2017)

References

  1. ^ "Wander Lowie - Faculty of Arts". University of Groningen. 21 January 2018.
  2. ^ Lowie, Wander Marius (1998). "Wander Lowie: The acquisition of interlanguage morphology: a study into the role of morphology in the L2 learner's mental lexicon". University of Groningen.
  3. doi:10.1111/(ISSN)1540-4781
    .
  4. ^ Verspoor, M. H.; Bot, K. de; Lowie, W. M. (2004). "Dynamic systems theory and variation: a case study in L2-writing". Words in Their Places. A Festschrift for J. Lachlan. Amsterdam: Free University Press: 407–421.
  5. S2CID 64061032
    .
  6. ISBN 9780415338707
    .
  7. ISBN 9789027219985
    .
  8. ISBN 9781788925273
    .

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