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Comprehension, Comprehensibility, and Learning in the Second Language Classroom.

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Chaudron, Craig – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1985

Variation in three representative teacher input variables are compared across second language studies to derive viable hypotheses about instructional factors that contribute to second language development. The review indicates that, while the quality and quantity of comprehensible input are important, interactive pedagogical behaviors are also the…

Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, Discourse Analysis, Listening Comprehension

The Role of Group Work in Classroom Second Language Acquisition.

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Pica, Teresa; Doughty, Catherine – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1985

Describes a study which investigated and described the linguistic input and conversational interaction found in English as a second language classrooms when small groups of students work together. The results are compared with classroom activities in which the students participate as a class in teacher-directed lessons. (SED)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)