Focus Form in Classroom Second Language Acquisition (Cambridge Applied Linguistics) - Softcover

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9780521625517: Focus Form in Classroom Second Language Acquisition (Cambridge Applied Linguistics)
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ISBN 10: 0521625513 ISBN 13: 9780521625517
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

This volume examines theoretical foundations, empirical research, and pedagogical implementations of focus on form. Traditional language teaching can result in limited fluency, whereas communicative approaches tend to produce fluency with less accuracy. This book presents a potential solution to this dilemma. The paperback edition respects students' "internal linguistic syllabus" by drawing their attention to problematic linguistic features during communicative activities, thus providing an alternative to methodologies that treat accuracy and fluency separately. This volume examines theoretical foundations, empirical research, and a range of possible pedagogical implementations.

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Book Description

Traditional language teaching can result in limited fluency, whereas communicative approaches tend to produce fluency with less accuracy. This book presents a potential solution to this dilemma. The paperback edition respects students' "internal linguistic syllabus" by drawing their attention to problematic linguistic features during communicative activities, thus providing an alternative to methodologies that treat accuracy and fluency separately. This volume examines theoretical foundations, empirical research, and a range of possible pedagogical implementations.

About the Author

Jessica Williams is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she teaches in the MA TESOL program. Her area of research is second language learning. She is the author of several ELT student books as well as professional reference books for ELT professionals.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521625513
ISBN 13 
9780521625517
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
316
Editor
Doughty Catherine
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