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Rogers, John – Language Learning, 2023
This article provides a conceptual review of the principles of input spacing as they might relate specifically to oral task repetition research and presents some of the common methodological considerations from the broader input spacing literature. The specific considerations discussed include the interaction between intersession intervals and…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Task Analysis, Correlation, Oral Language
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Houston, Derek M. – Child Development Perspectives, 2022
Spoken language outcomes after cochlear implantation are highly variable. Some variance can be attributed to individual characteristics. Research with typically hearing children suggests that the amount of language directed to children may also play a role. However, several moderating factors may complicate the association between language input…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Assistive Technology, Hearing Impairments, Language Role
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Benati, Alessandro – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2023
This paper makes a strong connection between the need for innovation in second language pedagogy and the need for language teachers to develop a good understanding of how language develops in our minds/brains. The future for innovative language pedagogy requires that language teachers fully develop the following: (i) a working definition of the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Correlation, Instructional Innovation
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Hall, Joan Kelly – Language Teaching, 2022
A great deal of research on second language (L2) input has provided useful linguistic evidence for the development of generalizations about and hypotheses on the usage-based nature of L2 knowledge. However, despite the fact that classrooms are one of the most ubiquitous sites of L2 learning, we still know very little about the linguistic quality…
Descriptors: Correlation, Classroom Communication, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Tragant, Elsa; Muñoz, Carmen – International Journal of English Studies, 2004
After discussing the ties between language teaching and second language acquisition research, the present paper reviews the role that second language acquisition research has played on two recent pedagogical proposals. First, communicative language teaching, advocated in the early eighties, in which focus on the code was excluded, and then the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Research, Grammar
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Robinson, Peter – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL), 2005
This paper describes a framework for researching the Cognition Hypothesis which claims that pedagogic tasks be sequenced for learners on the basis of increases in their cognitive complexity. It distinguishes dimensions of complexity which increase the conceptual and linguistic demands tasks make on communication, so creating the conditions for L2…
Descriptors: Second Languages, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Cognitive Development