Instructed Second Language Acquisition

1. Auflage 1990
ISBN: 978-0-631-16202-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 360 g

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 which has significant implications for language teaching.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ellis, Rod

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vii

List of abbreviations ix

1. Investigating Classroom Language Learning 1

2. Behaviourist Learning Theory and Classroom Language Learning 19

3. Naturalistic Language Learning and Classroom Language Learning 32

4. Classroom Process Research 64

5. The Relationship between Classroom Interaction and Language Learning 93

6. Formal Instruction and Language Learning 130

7. A Theory of Classroom Language Learning 174

8. Final Comments 199

Bibliography 205

Index 225

Über Autor(innen)

Rod Ellis is winner of the BAAL Book Prize in 1985 for the best book published in applied linguistics. Formerly Professor and Head of Department in the School of Language Studies, Ealing College of Higher Education.