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The Effects of Input-Based Tasks on the Development of Learners' Pragmatic Proficiency
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Takimoto, Masahiro – Applied Linguistics, 2009
The present study evaluates the relative effectiveness of three types of input-based approaches for teaching English polite request forms to sixty Japanese learners of English: (a) structured input tasks with explicit information; (b) problem-solving tasks; and (c) structured input tasks without explicit information. Treatment group performance…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Listening Comprehension Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction