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Interaction and Second Language Learning: Two Adolescent French Immersion Students Working Together.
Peer reviewedSwain, Merrill; Lapkin, Sharon – Modern Language Journal, 1998
Provides support for a theoretical orientation toward viewing dialog as both a means of communication and a cognitive tool. Data to support this position come from an analysis of language-related episodes isolated in the dialog of two grade 8 French immersion students as they carry out a jigsaw task. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Cognitive Processes, Cooperative Learning, Dialogs (Language)
Bygate, Martin; Skehan, Peter; Swain, Merrill – 2001
This book brings together a series of empirical studies into the use of pedagogical tasks for second language learning, with a view to better understanding the structure of tasks, their impact on students, and their use by teachers. This edited volume starts with an introduction to the background and key issues in the topic area. Each section…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods
