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Poehner, Matthew E.; Leontjev, Dmitri – Language Teaching Research, 2020
The present article argues for a conceptual distinction between corrective feedback and mediation that emphasizes the status of the latter not as an instructional practice but as a defining feature of human psychology (Vygotsky, 1987) that has direct implications for how instruction might be approached. Specifically, Sociocultural Theory (SCT)…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Feedback (Response), Teaching Methods, Sociocultural Patterns
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van Compernolle, Remi A.; Kinginger, Celeste – Language Teaching Research, 2013
The assessment of second language (L2) pragmatic competence typically involves questionnaires, such as discourse completion tasks. This article describes a novel approach to using questionnaires to assess L2 metapragmatic capacities while simultaneously promoting their development: engaging learners in cooperative interaction as they complete the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, French, Sociocultural Patterns