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Batstone, Rob; Ellis, Rod – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2009
A key aspect of the acquisition of grammar for second language learners involves learning how to make appropriate connections between grammatical forms and the meanings which they typically signal. We argue that learning form/function mappings involves three interrelated principles. The first is the Given-to-New Principle, where existing world…
Descriptors: Grammar, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Processes
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Ellis, Rod; Sheen, Younghee; Murakami, Mihoko; Takashima, Hide – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2008
Truscott [Truscott, J., 1996. "The case against grammar correction in L2 writing classes.' "Language Learning" 46, 327-369; Truscott, J., 1999. "The case for "the case for grammar correction in L2 writing classes": a response to Ferris." "Journal of Second Language Writing" 8, 111-122] laid down the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Control Groups, Personal Narratives, Form Classes (Languages)