With the rise of communicative methodology in the late 1970s, the role of grammar
instruction in second language learning was downplayed, and it was even suggested that …

After over a decade of research into Swain's (1985) comprehensible output (CO) hypothesis,
there is still a severe lack of data showing that learner output or output modifications have …

Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics is a series of introductory level textbooks
covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, primarily designed for those beginning …

Whether we grow up with one, two, or several languages during our early years of life, many
of us will learn a second, foreign, or heritage language in later years. The field of Second …

Recent SLA research recognizes the necessity of attention to grammar and demonstrates
that form-focused instruction is especially effective when it is incorporated into a meaningful …

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As VanPatten and Williams note in Chapter 1, a distinction needs to be made between
models and theories. Notably, they distinguish between the how and the why. They also …

This book focuses on a number of contemporary mainstream theories in second language
(L2) acquisition research that have generated attention among scholars. Since the mid …

This comprehensive guide to research and debate centres around language learning in
childhood, the age factor and the different contexts where language learning happens …

This article examines incidental and transitory focus on form. Learner uptake was studied in
focus‐on‐form episodes occurring in 12 hours of communicative ESL teaching. Learner …