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Ellis, Rod – System, 1993
In contrast to the usual approach to teaching grammar, this article argues for a comprehension-based approach. Based on a model of second-language acquisition, it examines a number of possible goals for grammar instruction (e.g., to promote "intake" of new grammatical features by helping learners notice input features and comprehend the meaning).…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grammar, Models, Second Language Learning

Ellis, Rod – Applied Linguistics, 1990
Responds to a previous article that attacks variabilists' accounts of second-language acquisition (SLA) by addressing the following issues: (1) the context dependency of theory in SLA research; (2) the competency performance distinction; (3) the problem of data in SLA research; and (4) explanations of SLA. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Models
Ellis, Rod – TESL Canada Journal, 1989
An exploration of second language acquisition research's traditionally separate focus on learners or learning, covering the development-as-sequence model, the development-as-growth model, learning style, cognitive orientation, and affective orientation, argues that a "whole" approach to language teaching must consider both the structural nature of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, English (Second Language), Language Research, Models

Ellis, Rod – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1997
Argues that an educational perspective is required for examining how second language acquisition (SLA) can contribute to language pedagogy (LP). Different models of application are considered, reflecting different ways of viewing teaching. It is suggested that SLA constitutes a source of "provisional specifications" that practitioners can evaluate…
Descriptors: Action Research, Context Effect, Discourse Analysis, Educational Objectives