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A Bird's Eye View of English Grammar: Connecting the Dots in Two Dimensions
Abstract Over the past few decades, discussions on grammar instruction have primarily focused on teaching methodologies, such as whether grammar should be taught explicitly or implicitly, and whether the focus should be on form or forms. This paper, however, shifts the focus to grammar itself, aiming to provide a “shape” for pedagogical grammar.
Akira Tajino, Yoshitaka Kato
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A lezione con i task: fra teoria e operatività
This article aims to: present a literature review about Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) for practicing teachers and teachers in preparation; set up a link between TBLT and the guidelines of the Action-Oriented Approach described in the Common ...
Birello, Marilisa +2 more
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1st December 2018 Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) Hamilton We are pleased to announce that the Call for Papers for the ALANZ SYMPOSIUM 2018 is now open. We invite proposals for paper presentations, interactive sessions and posters.
Wang, Jing
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Abstract Despite its potential benefits, empirical research on researcher–practitioner collaboration within collaborative teaching study groups (CTSGs) remains limited, particularly regarding how this collaboration is manifested and constructed. This study aims to fill this gap by documenting a 9‐year collaborative initiative that facilitated the ...
Yan Zhu, Bo Peng, Dingfang Shu
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Abstract Despite growing interest in task engagement, few studies have examined how it contributes to L2 development. This longitudinal study examined how task engagement related to gains in L2 Japanese comprehensibility among nine UK‐based university students participating in a semester‐long, video‐mediated eTandem exchange with Japanese partners ...
Yuka Akiyama +3 more
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Examining the Effect of Task-Based Language Teaching on University Business Students in Bangkok
The purpose of this study was to introduce Task-Based Language Teaching in a bid to energise stagnant English language performances among second-year business students (N = 81), studying a private university in the peripheral areas of Bangkok.
Matthew Rudd
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Learning a new language is permeated by several cognitive processes which are believed to demand a high load of attentional resources during oral performance (SKEHAN, 2014).
Mariana Lima Terres +2 more
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Pre‐Task Explicit Instruction, Input Modality, and Working Memory in L2 Oral Self‐Repair
ABSTRACT Despite the central role of tasks in language education and ensuing research documenting how task‐related variables might affect language performance and learning, it remains unclear whether pre‐task explicit instruction, input modality, and working memory (WM) influence how learners monitor and repair grammatical structures in real‐time ...
Reza Yadollahpour +2 more
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TBLT in Asia: Constraints and Opportunities [PDF]
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Jonathan Newton, R Adams
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ABSTRACT Oral interaction plays a facilitative role in second language acquisition. While numerous studies have explored adult learners’ interactions, research that has examined young learners’ interactions, especially among Chinese as a second language learners (CSLs), is lacking. This study focused on CSLs and Chinese‐speaking students (CSSs) in Hong
Jing Yan
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