Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents vii
3. Contributors ix
4. Preface xi
5. Section I. Introduction
6. 1. The value and practice of research synthesis for language learning and teaching 3
7. Section II. Research syntheses
8. Introduction to Section II 51
9. 2. Principles, parameters, and SLA 53
10. 3. Investigating the empirical link between task-based interaction and acquisition 91
11. 4. The effectiveness of corrective feedback for the acquisition of L2 grammar 133
12. 5. Effects of L2 instruction on interlanguage pragmatic development 165
13. 6. The effects of Explicit Reading Strategy Training on L2 reading comprehension 213
14. 7. A meta-synthesis of qualitative research on effective teaching practices for English Language Learners 245
15. 8. Research synthesis and historiography 279
16. Section III. Commentaries
17. Introduction to Section III 299
18. 9. Meta-analysis, human cognition, and language learning 301
19. 10. Some reflections on the development of (meta-analytic) synthesis in second language research 323
20. Index 341