Doing SLA Research with Implications for the Classroom : Reconciling Methodological Demands and Pedagogical Applicability.

Intro -- Doing SLA Research with Implications for the Classroom -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- Chapter 1. Current research on instructed second language learning: A bird's eye view -- References -- Chapter 2. Observing language-related episodes in intact classrooms: Context matters! -- Introduction -- Language-related episodes -- The study -- Context and participants -- Corpus -- Analyses and findings -- Frequency of LREs -- Characteristics of LREs -- Initiator -- Language feature -- Resolution -- Summary of frequency and characteristics of LREs -- Contextual factors influencing the characteristics of LREs -- Discussion of findings -- Classroom observation of LREs and implications/relevance for pedagogy -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3. Methodological strengths, challenges, and joys of classroom-based quasi-experimental research: Metacognitive instruction and corrective feedback -- Introduction -- Corrective feedback -- Metacognitive instruction -- Empirical study -- Participants -- Overall design -- Intervention -- Metacognitive instruction -- Developmental tests -- Results and discussion -- Pedagogical implications -- Corrective feedback -- Metacognitive instruction -- Methodological take-away points -- Ecological validity -- Challenges and joys of classroom research -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 4. Integrating instructed second language research, pragmatics, and corpus-based instruction -- Introduction -- Background -- The study: Comparing corpus materials and corpus searches -- Analysis -- Results -- Discussion -- Integrating research and teaching -- Concluding reflections -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 5. The roles of explicit instruction and guided practice in the proceduralization of a complex grammatical structure -- Introduction.

Empirical study -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Pedagogical implications -- Ecological validity of the current study -- Setting -- Instructional treatment -- Measurement -- Comparability of studies -- References -- Appendix A. Metalinguistic Explanation Sheet -- Appendix B. The Story Reconstruction (SR) Video File -- Appendix C. Story reconstruction Sheet -- Chapter 6. The effects of recasts versus prompts on immediate uptake and learning of a complex target structure -- Introduction -- The present study -- Research questions -- Analysis -- Results -- Discussion -- Relevance for classroom instruction -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 7. The effects of multiple exposures to explicit information: Evidence from two types of learning problems and practice conditions -- Literature review -- The present study -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Takeaways for research methodology -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- Chapter 8. CALL in ISLA: Promoting depth of processing of complex L2 Spanish "Para/Por" prepositions -- Introduction -- Review of the literature -- Research questions -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9. Lexical development in the writing of intensive English program students -- Introduction -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- General discussion -- Pedagogical and methodological implications -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10. Discussion: Balancing methodological rigor and pedagogical relevance -- Relevance to classroom applications -- Advantages and challenges of methodology -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.

This book is unique in bringing together studies on instructed second language acquisition that focus on a common question: "What renders this research particularly relevant to classroom applications, and what are the advantages, challenges, and potential pitfalls of the methodology adopted?".

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