Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 An Explanation for the Morpheme Acquisition Order of Second Language Learners Chapter 3 The “What” of Second Language Acquisition Chapter 4 The Importance of Input in Second Language Acquisition Chapter 5 Second Language Acquisition Research: Staking out the Territory Chapter 6 On the Teaching and Learning of Grammar: Challenging the Myths Chapter 7 Chaos/Complexity Science and Second Language Acquisition Chapter 8 Language Acquisition and Language Use from a Chaos/Complexity Theory Perspective Chapter 9 Language Emergence: Implications for Applied Linguistics Chapter 10 The Emergence of Complexity, Fluency, and Accuracy in the Oral and Written Production of Five Chinese Learners of English Chapter 11 Preview of Complex Systems and Applied Linguistics Chapter 12 Ref lecting on the Cognitive-social Debate in Second Language Acquisition Chapter 13 On the Need for a New Understanding of Language and Its Development Chapter 14 Complex, Dynamic Systems: A New Transdisciplinary Theme for Applied Linguistics? Chapter 15 Transfer of Learning Transformed Chapter 16 Another Step to Be Taken-Rethinking the End Point of the Interlanguage Continuum Chapter 17 Saying What We Mean: Making a Case for “Language Acquisition” to Become “Language Development” Chapter 18 Complexity Theory: The Lessons Continue Chapter 19 Conclusion