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Download full textEnrico Grazzi – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
The aim of this personal reflection is to revisit the major concepts that have informed my academic research in the area of applied linguistics and second language development, and show how my overall pedagogical approach has evolved, thanks to the contribution of Vygotsky's sociocultural theory (SCT). The main focus of this paper is on the…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Direct linkLoCastro, Virginia – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Making pragmatics accessible to a wide range of students and instructors without dumbing down the content of the field, this text for language professionals: (1) raises awareness and increases knowledge and understanding of how human beings use language in real situations to engage in social action; (2) fosters the ability to think critically…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Language Usage, Sociolinguistics, Interlanguage
Tarone, Elaine – Modern Language Journal, 2007
This article discusses sociolinguistically oriented research on second language acquisition (SLA) in the decade since Firth and Wagner (1997). Over the last 10 years, substantial progress has been made in developing a model of the sociolinguistic processes that inform second language acquisition. This model is supported by empirical evidence on…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Second Language Learning, Language Research, Research Methodology
Canagarajah, Suresh – Modern Language Journal, 2007
Firth and Wagner (1997) questioned the dichotomies nonnative versus native speaker, learner versus user, and interlanguage versus target language, which reflect a bias toward innateness, cognition, and form in language acquisition. Research on lingua franca English (LFE) not only affirms this questioning, but reveals what multilingual communities…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Mahmoud, Abdulmoneim – English Teaching Forum, 2006
In reviewing views on the use of L1 in L2 classrooms, the author argues for the benefits of using L1. The author argues for the benefits of written translation activities based on the ideas that translation uses authentic materials, is interactive, learner-centered, and promotes learner autonomy. The author also argues that written translation…
Descriptors: Translation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedMesthrie, Rajend – World Englishes, 1996
Presents a case study of the English of early missionaries operating in South Africa. The study characterizes the interlanguages of some German and Dutch missionaries, points out the disparity between the usage patterns found in missionary letters and modern linguists' characterizations of their abilities, and suggests missionary English as an…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Colonialism, Diachronic Linguistics, Dictionaries
