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Sato, Masatoshi; McDonough, Kim – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
This study explored the impact of contextualized practice on second language (L2) learners' production of wh-questions in the L2 classroom. It examined the quality of practice (correct vs. incorrect production) and the contribution of declarative knowledge to proceduralization. Thirty-four university-level English as a foreign language learners…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Questioning Techniques, English (Second Language)
Reima Saado Al-Jarf – Online Submission, 2021
This study reports 15 types of activities that EFL, linguistics and translation instructors at a sample of Saudi universities used in distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Examples include searching for linguistic and translation key terms and concepts, problem-solving questions, online debates, summarizing a research paper, attending a…
Descriptors: Translation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Terry, Robert M. – 1982
In language instruction, students do not learn to elicit needed information in the classroom or in real, everyday communicative situations because (1) the material they ask questions about in class is basically uninteresting to them, and (2) many student responses that would be incomprehensible to a non-English-speaking person are left uncorrected…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), Error Patterns, French
Buckheister, Patrick B.; Fanselow, John F. – 1983
The technique individuals use to narrow the possible responses in "solicits" (demands, requests, or questions requiring a response) in and outside the classroom often helps to avoid miscommunication and can be a useful tool for classroom teachers. A narrowing exercise was completed by 35 classes of native English and English as a second language…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques