Ellis Language Teaching Research and Language Pedagogy

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-27166-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 416 Seiten, E-Book

This book examines current research centered on the second languageclassroom and the implications of this research for both theteaching and learning of foreign languages. It offers illuminatinginsights into the important relationship between research andteaching, and the inherent complexities of the teaching andlearning of foreign languages in classroom settings.
* Offers an accessible overview of a range of research oninstruction and learning in the L2 classroom
* Bridges the relationship between research, teachers, andlearners
* Helps evolve the practice of dedicated current languageteachers with research findings that suggest best practices forlanguage teaching

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ellis, Rod R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures vi
List of Tables vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xiii
1 Introduction: Developments in Language TeachingResearch 1
2 Methods for Researching the Second Language Classroom21
3 Comparative Method Studies 51
4 Second Language Classroom Discourse 75
5 Focus on the Teacher 115
6 Focus on the Learner 151
7 Investigating the Performance of Tasks 195
8 Interaction and L2 Learning in the Classroom 237
9 Form-Focused Instruction and Second Language Learning271
10 Instruction, Individual Differences and L2 Learning307
11 Conclusion: Research and Language Teaching 337
References 349
Index 385

Über Autor(innen)

Rod Ellis is currently Professor in the Department ofApplied Language Studies and Linguistics, University of Auckland,where he teaches postgraduate courses on second languageacquisition, individual differences in language learning andtask-based teaching. His books include UnderstandingSecond Language Acquisition (winner of the BAAL Prize, 1986),The Study of Second Language Acquisition (winner of the Dukeof Edinburgh prize, 1995), Task-Based Learning and Teaching(2003), and Analyzing Learner Language (with GaryBarkhuizen, 2005).