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Benati, Alessandro – Language Teaching Research, 2022
The present study explores the effects of structured input and traditional instruction on the acquisition of English causative passive forms using online measurements (eye-tracking). Previous empirical research investigating the effects of processing instruction through offline measurements (sentence and discourse) has overall shown positive…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Eye Movements, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Benati, Alessandro – Language Teaching Research, 2001
Investigated the possible effects of two types of form-focused instruction on the acquisition of a specific feature of the Italian verbal morphology system. Processing instruction was compared to an output-based type of grammar instruction. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grammar, Italian, Language Processing
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Benati, Alessandro – Language Teaching Research, 2005
This paper presents the results of a parallel classroom experiment investigating the effects of processing instruction, traditional instruction and meaning-based output instruction on the acquisition of the English past simple tense. The subjects involved in the present studies were Chinese and Greek school-age learners of English residing in…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Test Construction, Conventional Instruction, Morphemes