摘要：System theory explores items in terms of their internal connectivities (interactions) and externalrelationships with their surroundings. It is argued that EFL research should be built on recent advances in scientificthinking and adopt systems theory for the purposes of investigating the English language classroom so that a morecomprehensive picture of the factors involved in learning can be drawn. Unlike some traditional scientificapproaches that analyze systems in isolation, chaos / complexity theory (C / CT) considers the synthesis of emergingwholes of their individual components. From unpredictable interactions larger structures emerge, taking on newforms. In this article, a brief look at chaos / complexity theory and its application on second language acquisition as adynamic and complex process is evaluated. While doing that, Larsen-Freeman’s (1997) work is used as the main textfor discussion.
关键词：chaos complexity theory ; second language acquisition
