This book is ideal for post-graduate courses in applied linguistics and second language acquisition and for researchers interested in the relationship between SLA and materials development.
This book examines current research centered on the second language classroom and the implications of this research for both the teaching and learning of foreign languages.
This book offers a succinct theoretical introduction to the basic concepts in language testing in a way that is easy to understand.
In Learning, Teaching and Communication in the Foreign Language Classroom, edited by G. Kasper. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. ... Understanding Communication in SecondLanguage Classrooms. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press ...
Theoretical approaches to CALL research: Toward a psycholinguistic perspective. In R. P. Leow, L. Cerezo & M. Baralt (Eds.), A psycholinguistic approach to technology and language learning. (pp. 23–46). Berlin, Germany; Boston, MA: De ...
Alexical syllabus for language learning. In Carter, R., & McCarthy, M. (eds.) ... Researching pedagogic tasks: Second language learning, teaching, and testing. Harlow: Pearson Education. Skehan, P. (2003). Task-based instruction.
Assuming no previous background in second language acquisition or language teaching methods, this text starts by introducing readers to the basic issues of second language acquisition research.
This textbook offers an introductory overview of eight hotly-debated topics in second language acquisition research.
The development of descriptors on scales of language proficiency. Washington, DC: National Foreign Language Center. Pienemann, M. 1989. Is language teachable? Psychycholinguistic experiments and hypotheses. Applied Linguistics, 20(1), ...
e study examined the use of high frequency features of English (tense morphology, articles, model verbs, and prepositions) in the wri en performance of three English as a Second Language (ESL) learners.