Focusing On Form In Language Instruction

Author : Wynne Wong
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317394461
Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Focusing on Form in Language Instruction written by Wynne Wong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This module on focusing on form in language instruction provides novice and experienced instructors with pedagogical techniques to help second language learners acquire formal elements of an L2. Taking the position that the development of a linguistic representation requires input, the pedagogical interventions presented in this module – textual enhancement, structured input, and dictogloss – all work with meaning-bearing input in some way. These techniques aim to increase the likelihood that learners focus on aspects of language useful or necessary for building mental representation. The module also discusses how explicit information may play a supporting role in helping learners process input. Please visit the series companion website for more information: http://routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9781315679594/

Author : Alessandro Benati
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108803423
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Focus on Form written by Alessandro Benati and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-06 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Cambridge Element examines the role and nature of focus on form in second language acquisition. An overall assessment of the role of instruction and the nature of language is provided. Instruction might have a facilitative role in the rate of acquisition. The Element briefly reviews empirical research examining the relative effects of different types of focus on form and presents some of the key implications for second language learning and teaching. An effective focus on form type is one that is input and meaning oriented. Manipulating input to facilitate language processing and form-meaning connections might enhance second language acquisition.

Author : Hossein Nassaji
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113696603X
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Grammar in Second Language Classrooms written by Hossein Nassaji and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-03-17 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent SLA research recognizes the necessity of attention to grammar and demonstrates that form-focused instruction is especially effective when it is incorporated into a meaningful communicative context. Designed specifically for second-language teachers, this text identifies and explores the various options for integrating a focus on grammar and a focus on communication in classroom contexts and offers concrete examples of teaching activities for each option. Each chapter includes a description of the option, its theoretical and empirical background, examples of activities illustrating in a non-technical manner how it can be implemented in the classroom, questions for reflection, and a list of useful resources that teachers can consult for further information.

Author : Wynne Wong
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131739447X
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Focusing on Form in Language Instruction written by Wynne Wong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This module on focusing on form in language instruction provides novice and experienced instructors with pedagogical techniques to help second language learners acquire formal elements of an L2. Taking the position that the development of a linguistic representation requires input, the pedagogical interventions presented in this module – textual enhancement, structured input, and dictogloss – all work with meaning-bearing input in some way. These techniques aim to increase the likelihood that learners focus on aspects of language useful or necessary for building mental representation. The module also discusses how explicit information may play a supporting role in helping learners process input. Please visit the series companion website for more information: http://routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9781315679594/

Author : Kees De Bot
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027241139
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foreign Language Research in Cross-cultural Perspective written by Kees De Bot and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1991 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on priorities for research in language pedagogy. The aim is to give an up-to-date overview of current thinking about important research issues such as the viability of large scale comparisons, the quantitative/qualitative research controversy, new trends in language testing and evaluation, and the role of different learning environments. In their discussions of these issues researchers from the US and from different countries in Europe show to what extent the priorities differ on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

Author : Catherine Doughty
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521623902
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Focus on Form in Classroom Second Language Acquisition written by Catherine Doughty and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-02-28 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines theoretical foundations, empirical research, and pedagogical implementations of focus on form. Traditional language teaching can result in limited fluency, whereas communicative approaches tend to produce fluency with less accuracy. This book presents a potential solution to this dilemma. The hardback edition respects students' "internal linguistic syllabus" by drawing their attention to problematic linguistic features during communicative activities, thus providing an alternative to methodologies that treat accuracy and fluency separately. This volume examines theoretical foundations, empirical research, and a range of possible pedagogical implementations.

Author : Rod Ellis
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780631228585
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Form-Focused Instruction and Second Language Learning written by Rod Ellis and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2001-06-08 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does classroom language learning take place? How does an understanding of second language acquisition contribute to language teaching? In answering these questions, Rod Ellis reviews a wide range of research on classroom learning, developing a theory of instructed second language acquisition that has significant implications for language teaching. The early chapters of this book trace the attempts to explain classroom language learning in terms of general theory of learning (behaviorism) and the study of naturalistic language learning. The middle chapters document the attempts of researchers to enter the "black box" of the classroom in order to describe the teaching-learning behaviors that take place there and to investigate to what extent and in what ways instruction results in acquisition. The book concludes with a theory of classroom language learning. This theory advances an explanation of the relationship between explicit and implicit linguistic knowledge and in so doing accounts for how both form-focused and meaning-focused instruction contribute to second language acquisition in the classroom.

Author : Kris Van den Branden
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027257884
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Teach an Additional Language written by Kris Van den Branden and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2022-04-15 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive, research-based account of how people learn a second/foreign language and shows how classroom practice can be organised around research-based principles. In the first part, the book provides up-to-date insights into the cognitive, motivational, and emotional dimensions of learning an additional language. In the second part, ten principles of high-quality additional language teaching are introduced and illustrated by a wealth of authentic, classroom-based examples. The book also explores implications for curriculum design and the assessment of additional language competences. A separate chapter is devoted to the ways in which innovation in language education can be fostered. Throughout the book, the question is addressed whether additional language teaching should primarily focus on meaningful tasks, form-based practice, or the integration of both. This book is a must-read for all those who are interested in improving the quality of second and foreign language education.

Author : Richard D. Lambert
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9789027225597
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Policy and Pedagogy written by Richard D. Lambert and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The articles in this volume commemorate A. Ronald Watson, a member of the National Foreign Language Center in Washington. They focus on two topics - foreign language policy and pedagogy. Many of the articles reflect Walton's interest in the teaching of non-western European languages.

Author : Roy Lyster
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027292612
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learning and Teaching Languages Through Content written by Roy Lyster and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2007-03-14 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a synthesis of classroom SLA research that has helped to shape evolving perspectives of content-based instruction since the introduction of immersion programs in Montreal more than 40 years ago, this book presents an updated perspective on integrating language and content in ways that engage second language learners with language across the curriculum. A range of instructional practices observed in immersion and content-based classrooms is highlighted to set the stage for justifying a counterbalanced approach that integrates both content-based and form-focused instructional options as complementary ways of intervening to develop a learner’s interlanguage system. A counterbalanced approach is outlined as an array of opportunities for learners to process language through content by means of comprehension, awareness, and production mechanisms, and to negotiate language through content by means of interactional strategies involving teacher scaffolding and feedback.