Abstract
Second Language Acquisition (SLA) has been an independent research discipline since the late 1970s, and Sue Gass has been a leading figure throughout its evolution. The first issue of Studies in Second Language Acquisition was published in 1978. Sue’s PhD thesis ‘An investigation of syntactic transfer in adult second language acquisition’ was completed in 1979 and published as an article in Language Learning in the same year. ‘Second language acquisition: An introductory course’ (Gass & Selinker, 1994, 2001) is for many the standard introductory text. Sue has been associate editor of SSLA for longer than I can remember, an active member of the American Association for Applied Linguistics since its inception in 1977 (president in 1987), and is currently the president of the International Association for Applied Linguistics (AILA). Sue’s influence can be seen throughout the field. Yet for me, her most profound contribution is
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
