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Chapter 14. Ideas for the practice of instructed SLA and their rationale

A summary and commentary

Abstract

In developing this summary and commentary, I have chosen to highlight the connections the authors make to the practice of instructed second language acquisition and their rationale. To that end, I have classified the pedagogical applications, implications and extrapolations offered by the authors into three categories. First, we find suggestions for particular types of instructional materials, activity sequences, and/or approaches to instruction. Second, we find recommendations for curricular changes and language programs in terms of the timing, sequencing and/or the content of instruction. Lastly, we find calls for teacher education and/or awareness of the processes and products of second language acquisition. I will summarize and comment on each chapter as it relates to these categories.

Abstract

In developing this summary and commentary, I have chosen to highlight the connections the authors make to the practice of instructed second language acquisition and their rationale. To that end, I have classified the pedagogical applications, implications and extrapolations offered by the authors into three categories. First, we find suggestions for particular types of instructional materials, activity sequences, and/or approaches to instruction. Second, we find recommendations for curricular changes and language programs in terms of the timing, sequencing and/or the content of instruction. Lastly, we find calls for teacher education and/or awareness of the processes and products of second language acquisition. I will summarize and comment on each chapter as it relates to these categories.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. Part I. Linguistic perspectives and implications for L2 pedagogy
  6. Chapter 1. Mental representation and skill in instructed SLA 3
  7. Chapter 2. Input and output in SLA 23
  8. Chapter 3. Interaction and the Noun Phrase Accessibility Hierarchy 43
  9. Chapter 4. Generative approaches and the competing systems hypothesis 63
  10. Chapter 5. Why theory and research are important for the practice of teaching 85
  11. Chapter 6. Input-based incremental vocabulary instruction for the L2 classroom 107
  12. Chapter 7. Experimentalized CALL for adult second language learners 139
  13. Chapter 8. Accounting for variability in L2 data 165
  14. Chapter 9. The development of tense and aspect morphology in child and adult heritage speakers 193
  15. Part II. Cognitive perspectives and implications for L2 pedagogy
  16. Chapter 10. Control and representation in bilingualism 223
  17. Chapter 11. Language selection, control, and conceptual-lexical development in bilinguals and multilinguals 241
  18. Chapter 12. Lexical access in bilinguals and second language learners 267
  19. Chapter 13. Cognitive foundations of crosslinguistic influence 287
  20. Part III. Concluding remarks
  21. Chapter 14. Ideas for the practice of instructed SLA and their rationale 311
  22. About the editor 329
  23. About the contributors 331
  24. Index 333
Innovative Research and Practices in Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism
This chapter is in the book Innovative Research and Practices in Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism
https://doi.org/10.1075/lllt.38.19lee

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. Part I. Linguistic perspectives and implications for L2 pedagogy
  6. Chapter 1. Mental representation and skill in instructed SLA 3
  7. Chapter 2. Input and output in SLA 23
  8. Chapter 3. Interaction and the Noun Phrase Accessibility Hierarchy 43
  9. Chapter 4. Generative approaches and the competing systems hypothesis 63
  10. Chapter 5. Why theory and research are important for the practice of teaching 85
  11. Chapter 6. Input-based incremental vocabulary instruction for the L2 classroom 107
  12. Chapter 7. Experimentalized CALL for adult second language learners 139
  13. Chapter 8. Accounting for variability in L2 data 165
  14. Chapter 9. The development of tense and aspect morphology in child and adult heritage speakers 193
  15. Part II. Cognitive perspectives and implications for L2 pedagogy
  16. Chapter 10. Control and representation in bilingualism 223
  17. Chapter 11. Language selection, control, and conceptual-lexical development in bilinguals and multilinguals 241
  18. Chapter 12. Lexical access in bilinguals and second language learners 267
  19. Chapter 13. Cognitive foundations of crosslinguistic influence 287
  20. Part III. Concluding remarks
  21. Chapter 14. Ideas for the practice of instructed SLA and their rationale 311
  22. About the editor 329
  23. About the contributors 331
  24. Index 333
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