Evaluating Second Language Vocabulary and Grammar Instruction: A Synthesis of the Research on Teaching Words, Phrases, and Patterns

Author:   Frank Boers (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367437664


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   15 March 2021
Format:   Hardback
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Evaluating Second Language Vocabulary and Grammar Instruction: A Synthesis of the Research on Teaching Words, Phrases, and Patterns


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Providing a much-needed critical synthesis of research on teaching vocabulary and grammar to students of a second or foreign language, this book puts the research into perspective in order to distil recommendations for language teaching. Boers evaluates a comprehensive range of both well-established and lesser-known research strands and classroom practices to draw out the most effective instructional approaches to teaching words, multiword expressions and grammar patterns. Chapters discuss learning as a by-product of communicative activities, language-focused instruction, diverse types of exercises, mnemonic techniques and more, with a view to building bridges between the available research on such instructional approaches and how they are commonly implemented in actual language courses and textbooks. This book helps teachers make research-informed decisions regarding their instructional approaches to words, phrases and patterns, and direct researchers to specific areas in need of further inquiry. Boers not only demonstrates how research findings can inform effective teaching, but also calls for a deeper appreciation on the part of researchers of the realities of the teaching profession, making this a worthwhile text for preservice teachers, teacher educators, graduate students and scholars.

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Author:   Frank Boers (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.439kg
ISBN:  

9780367437664


ISBN 10:   036743766
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   15 March 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. The aim, scope and organization of this book 2. Estimating the chances of incidental acquisition PART II: IMPROVING THE CHANCES OF INCIDENTAL ACQUISITION 3. Enhancing textual input 4. From input to output (and back again) PART III: LANGUAGE-FOCUSED LEARNING 5. Evaluating the merits of inferencing and discovery learning 6. What practice makes (almost) perfect (and for what purpose)? 7. Making it stick PART IV: CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS 8. Taking stock 9. Avenues Index

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Frank Boers is Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL at University of Western Ontario, Canada.

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