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Teaching and Learning L2 in the Classroom: It's about Time
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Lightbown, Patsy M.; Spada, Nina – Language Teaching, 2020
One of the challenges facing second and foreign language (L2) teachers and learners in primary and secondary school settings is the limited amount of time available. There is disagreement about how to meet this challenge. In this paper we argue against two 'common sense' recommendations for increasing instructional time -- start as early as…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students