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Bobkina, Jelena; Stefanova, Svetlana – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2016
Drawing on the numerous benefits of integrating literature in the EFL classroom, the present paper argues that the analysis of a fictional work in the process of foreign language acquisition offers a unique opportunity for students to explore, interpret, and understand the world around them. The paper presents strong evidence in favour of…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Teaching Methods, Poetry, Models
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Pigott, Julian – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2012
In this paper I give an overview of recent developments in the L2 motivation field, in particular the movement away from quantitative, questionnaire-based methodologies toward smaller-scale qualitative studies incorporating concepts from complexity theory. While complexity theory provides useful concepts for exploring motivation in new ways, it…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Humanism, Learning Motivation, Models
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Krüger, Ralph – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2012
This article sets out to illustrate possible applications of electronic corpora in the translation classroom. Starting with a survey of corpus use within corpus-based translation studies, the didactic value of corpora in the translation classroom and their epistemic value in translation teaching and practice will be elaborated. A typology of…
Descriptors: Translation, Computational Linguistics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction