Instructed Second Language Acquisition
Learning in the Classroom
Applied Language Studies
1. Edition July 1990
244 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-16202-5
John Wiley & Sons
How does classroom language learning take place? How does an understanding of second language acquisition contribute to language teaching? In answering these questions, Rod Ellis reviews a wide range of research on classroom learning, developing a theory of instructed second language acquisition which has significant implications for language teaching.
Preface vii
List of abbreviations ix
1. Investigating Classroom Language Learning 1
2. Behaviourist Learning Theory and Classroom Language Learning 19
3. Naturalistic Language Learning and Classroom Language Learning 32
4. Classroom Process Research 64
5. The Relationship between Classroom Interaction and Language Learning 93
6. Formal Instruction and Language Learning 130
7. A Theory of Classroom Language Learning 174
8. Final Comments 199
Bibliography 205
Index 225
List of abbreviations ix
1. Investigating Classroom Language Learning 1
2. Behaviourist Learning Theory and Classroom Language Learning 19
3. Naturalistic Language Learning and Classroom Language Learning 32
4. Classroom Process Research 64
5. The Relationship between Classroom Interaction and Language Learning 93
6. Formal Instruction and Language Learning 130
7. A Theory of Classroom Language Learning 174
8. Final Comments 199
Bibliography 205
Index 225
"For those of us involved in teaching second language learners, Rod
Ellis's Instructed Second Language Acquisition is a timely
and thorough review of the current picture." Manny Vazquez,
Hounslow Language Service
"Perfect for people with no time to read the original research
who are looking for swift summations of results." The Teacher
Trainer
Ellis's Instructed Second Language Acquisition is a timely
and thorough review of the current picture." Manny Vazquez,
Hounslow Language Service
"Perfect for people with no time to read the original research
who are looking for swift summations of results." The Teacher
Trainer
Rod Ellis is winner of the BAAL Book Prize in 1985 for the best book published in applied linguistics. Formerly Professor and Head of Department in the School of Language Studies, Ealing College of Higher Education.
