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Direct linkRylance, Connie; Kevech, Andrea – TESOL Press, 2018
Unsure of how to include creativity and project-based learning in grammar lessons? The 2nd edition of this best-selling book includes updated activities and new contributions that cover a wide range of teaching techniques--from introducing a specific grammar point to providing meaningful, contextualized practice. Chapters are broken down into the…
Descriptors: Grammar, Nouns, Verbs, Form Classes (Languages)
Usage-Inspired L2 Instruction: Researched Pedagogy. Language Learning & Language Teaching. Volume 49
Peer reviewedTyler, Andrea E., Ed.; Ortega, Lourdes, Ed.; Uno, Mariko, Ed.; Park, Hae In, Ed. – Language Learning & Language Teaching, 2018
This book presents a set of compelling essays collectively making a persuasive case for why a usage-based perspective on language is fast becoming a leading theoretical framework for investigating second language (L2) learning and the foundation for effective, innovative, engaging pedagogy. Drawing on 20 years of research in psychology,…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Language Usage, Educational Research, Instructional Effectiveness
DeKeyser, Robert M., Ed.; Botana, Goretti Prieto, Ed. – Language Learning & Language Teaching, 2019
This book is unique in bringing together studies on instructed second language acquisition that focus on a common question: "What renders this research particularly relevant to classroom applications, and what are the advantages, challenges, and potential pitfalls of the methodology adopted?" The empirical studies feature experimental,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Decision Making
Arteaga, Deborah, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2019
The chapters in this volume, all written by experts in the field, present an array of new research on second language acquisition (SLA) that touches on several current theoretical debates in the field and present a rich range of new empirical data and a number of innovative findings. The studies address questions relating to ultimate attainment,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language, Transfer of Training
Everson, Michael E., Ed.; Shen, Helen H., Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2010
Cutting-edge in its approach and international in its authorship, this fourth monograph in a series sponsored by the Chinese Language Teachers Association features eight research studies that explore a variety of themes, topics, and perspectives important to a variety of stakeholders in the Chinese language learning community. Employing a wide…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Languages, Second Language Learning, English
Download full textRay, S., Ed. – 1985
Six papers on Australian Aboriginal and Islander grammars include: "Repetition of Tiwi at Clause Level" (Marie P. Godfrey); "Iwaidja Verbal Clauses" (Noreen Pym); "Murinbata Noun Clauses" (Chester S. Street); "Clauses in Kala Lagaw Ya" (Rod Kennedy); "Kalaw Kawaw Verbs" (Rod Kennedy); and…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Creoles, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Derbyshire, Desmond C., Ed. – 1986
Working papers resulting from the 1986 University of North Dakota Summer Institute of Linguistics include: "Orthographic Reform in Kope" (John M. Clifton); "Ternarity and Obligatory Branching in Piraha" (Daniel Everett); "Reduplication in Majang" (Pete Unseth); "Indirect Objects and Incorporation in Mazatec"…
Descriptors: Eskimo Aleut Languages, Foreign Countries, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar
Grimes, Joseph E., Ed. – 1986
A collection of papers on sentence constituents occurring in the sentence-initial position in a variety of Central and South American languages includes: "Consitutent Order, Cohesion, and Staging in Gaviao" (Horst Stute); "Focus and Topic in Xavante" (Eunice Burgess); "Sentence-Initial Elements in Brazilian Guarani"…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Folk Culture, Foreign Countries, Form Classes (Languages)
PDF pending restorationSwartz, Stephen M., Ed. – 1982
Five papers on the grammar of Warlpiri, an Australian Aboriginal language, include: "A Tentative Description of Ngardilpa (Warlpiri) Verbs" (Lothar H. Jagst); "Syntactic Structure of Warlpiri Clauses" (Stephen M. Swartz); "A Preliminary Description of Propositional Particles in Warlpiri" (Mary Laughren);…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Creoles, Descriptive Linguistics, Ethnic Groups
Andersen, Roger, Ed. – 1984
A collection of studies of second language acquisition in Swedish, Dutch, Spanish, French, German, and English is presented using a cross-linguistic perspective. The following topics are covered: (1) cross-linguistic first language perspectives on second language acquisition research; (2) use of typological markedness conditions in Swedish as…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Age Differences, Children, Comparative Analysis
Lee, James F., Ed.; Valdman, Albert, Ed. – 1999
This collection of papers is divided into three parts. After "Introduction" (James F. Lee and Albert Valdman), Part 1, "Theoretical Aspects of Focus on Form," includes "What Form to Focus On? Linguistics, Language Awareness, and the Education of L2 Teachers" (Cristina Sanz); "Five Types of Input and the Various…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Research, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
Fisiak, Jacek, Ed. – 1990
Papers in this volume on contrastive linguistics include the following: "Auxiliaries in English and Danish" (Niels Davidsen-Nielsen); "On Tongue Twisters" (Wlodzimierz Sobkowiak); "On Derivational and Phrasal Adverbials of Manner" (James L. Wyatt); "Scrambling and the Polish Word Order. An Alternative Hypothesis" (Przemyslaw Tajsner); "Verbs of…
Descriptors: Bulgarian, Contrastive Linguistics, Danish, English
Joseph, Brian D., Ed.; Zwicky, Arnold M., Ed. – 1987
A collection of essays marking the retirement of Ilse Lehiste, chair of the Department of Linguistics at Ohio State University (1967-71 and 1985-87) includes the following contributions by her colleagues: "On Incomplete Mutations in Breton"; "Perceived P-Center Location in English and Japanese"; "Ordering Paradoxes and…
Descriptors: Adverbs, Bulgarian, Child Language, Code Switching (Language)
Sajavaara, Kari, Ed. – 1983
A collection of 21 papers, most presented at the Fifth International Conference on Contrastive Projects in June 1982 in Finland, includes: "Searching for Linguistic Universals through Contrastive Analysis,""Oral Discourse and Contrastive Analysis: Towards a French vs. Finno-Scandinavian Model,""Cultural Effect on the Comprehensibility of Reading…
Descriptors: Afrikaans, Contrastive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, English
Gass, Susan M., Ed.; Selinker, Larry, Ed. – 1993
The study of native language influence in Second Language Acquisition has undergone significant changes over the past few decades. This book, which includes 12 chapters by distinguished researchers in the field of second language acquisition, traces the conceptual history of language transfer from its early role within a Contrastive Analysis…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Discourse Analysis, English, Form Classes (Languages)
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