ABSTRACT
In the first chapter of this book, we argued that transfer research is currently in the process of moving to a theory-driven phase that gives rise to competing theoretical models and hypotheses concerning the processes and constraints involved in the occurrence of CLI. Throughout the rest of the book, we have aimed to contribute to this transition in two ways: by offering an overview of previous research and of existing theoretical models, and by elaborating on conceptual transfer, a theoretical construct we have put forth and explored in our previous work ( Jarvis, 1997, 1998, 2000b; Pavlenko, 1997, 1999, 2002b, c; 2003a; Pavlenko & Jarvis, 2001, 2002).
