Second Language Acquisition & Language Pedagogy

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Multilingual Matters, 1992 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 268 pages
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Second Language Acquisition and Language Pedagogy consists of a collection of papers addressing various research issues and their relevance to language pedagogy. The main issues addressed are interaction, formal instruction, variability and learning styles. The book also contains an Introduction which provides an overview of the development of second language acquisition research in language pedagogy.

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Contents

INTRODUCTION
1
INTERACTION AND SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
17
FORMAL INSTRUCTION AND SECOND LANGUAGE
51
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able according accuracy achieve acquired activities analysis approach argue asked attempt attention claim classroom communication competence concerned consider consists context contribute correct course designed developmental direct discourse effect Ellis English evidence examined example explain factors focused follows formal instruction forms functions German given grammar groups identify important individual input instance interaction interlanguage inversion involved kind knowledge L2 acquisition language learners learning style lesson linguistic meaning measures natural naturalistic occur opportunities particle particular past tense pedagogy performance planning position possible practice present problems produced proficiency pupils questions referred reflect regular relationship reported responses scores second language sequence showed speaker specific speech stage structures style shifting subjects successful suggest syllabus systematic Table takes place task teacher teaching theory utterances variability variation verb word order rules

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About the author (1992)

Rod Ellis is Professor of Applied Language Studies in the University of Auckland and a visiting Professor at Shanghai International Studies University. His publications includes articles and books on second language acquisition, language teaching and teacher education. His most recent is The Study of Second Language Acquisition 2nd Edition (Oxford University Press, 2008). He is also editor of the journal Language Teaching Research.

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TitleSecond Language Acquisition & Language Pedagogy
Issue 79 of Multilingual matters
AuthorRod Ellis
Editionreprint
PublisherMultilingual Matters, 1992
Original fromthe University of California
DigitizedFeb 12, 2008
ISBN185359136X, 9781853591365
Length268 pages
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Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / Study & Teaching
  
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