Forging common ground in second language acquisition and teaching: A combined synergy statement

Abstract

Abstract In this final article in this guest‐edited issue on synergies in second language acquisition and teaching (SLA/T), we attempt to bring together the main content of this issue in an overall, combined synergy statement, concluding this project as a whole. Let us remind readers of the project: A shared effort by 17 scholars taking 11 different perspectives on SLA/T is not the norm in our field. Our aim has been to promote the intermingling and cross‐pollination of ideas, on the conviction that such efforts are needed to promote a field that is more than simply the sum of its parts, which are quite dispersed. In this article, we take up the challenge of synergizing the synergies. Taking into account the group synergy statements (Articles 2–4 of this guest‐edited issue), we explore those areas where we find synergies, commensurabilities, and complementary insights based on cross‐pollination among a collection of scholars representing diverse perspectives on SLA/T.