Challenges two trends that have emerged in English language teaching. One trend suggests that researchers attention should be focused on the learner rather than on the teacher. The other trend attempts to get rid of the native speaker versus nonnative speaker delineation among English teachers, offering various alternative terms and concepts. (18…

Viewing language learning as another skill acquisition process allows correction to be seen differently. An "error" occurs when knowledge is faulty, a "mistake" when only the performance is faulty. Mistakes can be corrected when (1) the student desires correction; (2) knows what is correct; (3) knows a mistake has occurred; and…

Summarizes some preliminary findings from research into the nature and effect of various discourse modifications by a native speaker to a language learner. These modifications include (1) idiom avoidance; (2) comprehension checks and pauses; and (3) selection of information. An informal experiment gauging foreign students' impression of…