Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. 1. New perspectives on the development of communicative and related competence in foreign language education: An introduction to the book 1
5. Part I: Theoretical and pedagogical issues in the development of competence
6. 2. Taking the critics to task: The case for task-based teaching 23
7. 3. Developing self-regulated learning in the language classroom 41
8. 4. Pragmatic competence in foreign language education: Cultivating learner autonomy and strategic learning of pragmatics 53
9. 5. Teaching english to young learners in Japan: Teacher competence and classroom context 71
10. 6. What competence is necessary to be able to work in Japan-related workplaces? A survey of Singaporean business persons 87
11. Part II: Empirical research on the acquisition of competence
12. 7. The effects of the first language on the description of motion events: Focusing on L2 Japanese learners of english and hungarian 125
13. 8. Explicit instruction on English verb structures in L2 classrooms 157
14. 9. Character knowledge and reading stages of Chinese as a foreign language 181
15. 10. Developing communicative competence: The role of handover in scaffolding oral communication 205
16. Part III: Practices in developing competence
17. 11. Pragmatic development in the study abroad context: Impact of a cross-cultural pragmatic strategies intervention 229
18. 12. Intercultural communication competence and possible L2 selves in a short-term study abroad program 289
19. 13. Corpora as an L2 writing reference tool: Classroom practice and student response 309
20. 14. Effects of digital storytelling on japanese Efl learners: Focus on anxiety and PBL skills 339
21. 15. Evaluation of two communities of inquiry 363
22. Index 383