Ellis, Rod

Language teaching research & language pedagogy / Rod Ellis - West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, c2012 - xi, 387 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: developments in language teaching research -- Methods for researching the second language classroom -- Comparative method studies -- Second language classroom discourse -- Focus on the teacher -- Focus on the learner -- Investigating the performance of tasks -- Interaction and L2 learning in the classroom -- Form-focused instruction and second language learning -- Instruction, individual differences and L2 learning -- Conclusion: Research and language teaching.

This text examines current research centered on the second language classroom and the implications of this research for both the teaching and learning of foreign languages.

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P 118.2 .E38 2012