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Peer reviewedEllis, Rod – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1997
Argues that an educational perspective is required for examining how second language acquisition (SLA) can contribute to language pedagogy (LP). Different models of application are considered, reflecting different ways of viewing teaching. It is suggested that SLA constitutes a source of "provisional specifications" that practitioners can evaluate…
Descriptors: Action Research, Context Effect, Discourse Analysis, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedFoster, Pauline; Skehan, Peter – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1996
Focuses on the impact of different variables on the nature of language performance in the context of task-based instruction. The article discusses characteristics of tasks and offers a framework capable of organizing the nature of task-based instruction and relevant research. Results highlight the importance of trade-off effects between the goals…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Class Activities, College Students
