While there is general agreement that conversational interaction can facilitate interlanguage development, much of the research on interaction has been conducted in experimental laboratory settings. Questions have been raised about the generalizability of the benefits observed in the laboratory to the classroom setting. The current research…

Examines the effects of negotiated interaction on the production and development of question forms in English as a Second Language (ESL). The study focused on one feature of interaction--recasts--which have recently been the topic of interactional work in second-language acquisition literature. (Author/VWL)