Macaro has stated that the choice between a monolingual, immersive, target language-only pedagogy versus a non-immersive, multilingual pedagogy is 'probably the most fundamental question facing second language acquisition (SLA) researchers, language teachers, and policymakers'. Recognizing that prior empirical work on monolingual versus…

Investigates the possible effects of stimulated recall when used as a tool for reflection on text progression in first language and English-as-a-Foreign-Language writing. Particular focus is on revisions induced by the stimulated recall session and whether they are affected by writing language or genre. (Author/VWL)

Investigated pragmatic aspects of task-performance in a series of argumentation tasks that Hungarian learners of English performed over a period of 2 years. Sought to determine how task repetition, long-term development of language skills, and a short-term focused intervention influenced various pragmatic measures of task performance. (Author/VWL)

Using a case study account of features of the zone of proximal development in language teaching and learning, this study analyzed 95 exchanges in interactive dialogue journals written over 10 months between a 6-year-old Farsi speaker beginning to learn English from his Canadian teacher. Suggests the value of analyzing language learning and…

Focuses on the English literacy development of Cambodian adults in the United States. Describes how Cambodian adults, literate in Khmer, participate in each other's English literacy development; how Cambodian children, fluent but not literate in Khmer participate in their parents' English literacy development; and how a Cambodian teacher…