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Critical Reflections on Data in Second Language Acquisition. Language Learning & Language Teaching. Volume 51
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Gudmestad, Aarnes, Ed.; Edmonds, Amanda, Ed. – Language Learning & Language Teaching, 2018
This edited volume offers critical reflections on an essential component of research method in the field of second language acquisition -- data. Scholars working on diverse areas (e.g., pragmatics, corrective feedback, phonology) and approaches (e.g., corpus linguistics, concept-oriented analyses, variationism) have come together to identify…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Pragmatics, Role Playing
Doing SLA Research with Implications for the Classroom: Reconciling Methodological Demands and Pedagogical Applicability. Language Learning & Language Teaching. Volume 52
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DeKeyser, Robert M., Ed.; Botana, Goretti Prieto, Ed. – Language Learning & Language Teaching, 2019
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?" The empirical studies feature experimental,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Decision Making
Written Corrective Feedback in Second Language Acquisition and Writing
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Bitchener, John; Ferris, Dana R. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
What should language and writing teachers do about giving students written corrective feedback? This book surveys theory, research, and practice on the important and sometimes controversial issue of written corrective feedback, also known as "error/grammar correction," and its impact on second language acquisition and second language writing…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Writing (Composition), Second Languages, Error Correction
A Typology of Written Corrective Feedback Types
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Ellis, Rod – ELT Journal, 2009
As a basis for a systematic approach to investigating the effects of written corrective feedback, this article presents a typology of the different types available to teachers and researchers. The typology distinguishes two sets of options relating to (1) strategies for providing feedback (for example, direct, indirect, or metalinguistic feedback)…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Classification, Error Correction, Writing (Composition)
An Analysis of Error-Correction Procedures during Discrimination Training.
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Rodgers, Teresa A.; Iwata, Brian A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
Seven adults with severe to profound mental retardation participated in match-to-sample discrimination training under three conditions. Results indicated that error-correction procedures improve performance through negative reinforcement; that error correction may serve multiple functions; and that, for some subjects, trial repetition enhances…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Discrimination Learning, Drills (Practice)
Training and Generalization of Affective Behavior Displayed by Youth with Autism.
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Gena, Angeliki; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
A study of 4 youths (ages 11-18) with autism examined the effectiveness of teaching appropriate affective behavioral responses. Participants were described by teachers as having flat and inappropriate affect. Treatment consisted of modeling, prompting, and reinforcement. The combination of an error-correction procedure and contingent delivery of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Autism, Behavior Change
Primary Teachers' Beliefs about Children's Development.
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Smith, Leslie – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1991
Reports research on teachers' beliefs about children's development. Discusses (1) teachers' estimates of ages at which children succeed on tasks, (2) teachers' ability to engage in task analysis, (3) their view of children's error, and (4) their view of developmental accounts. Concludes that good teachers' beliefs provide an inadequate basis for…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Developmental Tasks, Elementary Education