| Processing Instruction and Discourse Contributor(s): Benati, Alessandro G. (Author), Lee, James F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826434967 ISBN-13: 9780826434968 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $227.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2010 Annotation: P.I. is an approach to grammar instruction for second language learning, contrasting with traditional grammar instruction in its focus on structured input rather than learners' output. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Study & Teaching - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 418.007 |
| LCCN: 2010292633 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9.2" (1.15 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Processing Instruction is an approach to grammar instruction for second language learning, contrasting with traditional grammar instruction in its focus on structured input rather than learners' output. This book compares student assessment after traditional grammar instruction and after Processing Instruction to assess the positive benefits of this method of second language teaching. Rather than examining sentence-level tasks, the study looks at the relative effectiveness of Processing Instruction on discourse-level linguistic ability. Case studies using empirical data from second language learners of Japanese, Italian and English are used to highlight the benefits to the learner of this method of enhanced input. This monograph will be of interest to postgraduates and academics researching second language acquisition and applied linguistics. |
Contributor Bio(s): Benati, Alessandro G.: - Alessandro Benati is Professor in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Studies and Director of the Centre for Applied Research and Outreach in Language Education (CAROLE) at the University of Greenwich, UK. |