The selected contributions of this volume focus on various issues related to second language pedagogy and second language acquisition in the Japanese context. Part I covers such topics as discourse pragmatics and cross-cultural pragmatics in language teaching; the instruction of conversation through training in story telling skills; task activities as a means for grammarization in grammar teaching; the development of a computerized speaking test and a proficiency scale for EFL learners; and the social aspects of the language teacher expertise. Part II deals with the cognitive transformation involved in the acquisition of syntactic structures; the application of ZPD to adult learners not only in terms of interpersonal interaction but also through interfacing with other media; examination of learnersa narrative data to analyze linguistic and gestural reference and to investigate learnersa use of phrasal verbs; learneras strategy use in self-instruction that utilizes audiovisual materials; and network computer technology in computer-assisted language learning.of foreign lecturer (gaikokujin kyakuin kyoshz)a#39;, albeit at different national universities. Universities in Japan ... me here, we keep in contact. They really taught me a lot, they all love teaching English as a Second Language, they were all reallyanbsp;...
Title | : | Readings in Second Language Pedagogy and Second Language Acquisition |
Author | : | Asako Yoshitomi, Tae Umino, Masashi Negishi |
Publisher | : | John Benjamins Publishing - 2006-06-30 |
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