Thomas Scovel is a distinguished scholar in applied linguistics, deeply immersed in the study of second language acquisition. His extensive experience teaching and living across various Asian countries informs his insightful approach to psycholinguistics and pedagogical grammar. Scovel's work explores the critical period in language learning and has significantly contributed to the field through numerous publications.
Psycholinguists have shown that the comprehension and production of even the simplest language is a highly complex, almost miraculous, process. This brief introduction shows how psycholinguistic research can act as a window to the workings of the human mind.