Learner proficiency and focus on form during collaborative dialogue

• Published in: Language teaching research : LTR Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 55 - 81
• Main Author: Leeser, Michael J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2004; Turpin; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Adult Students; Adults; Collaboration; Content Area Instruction; Cooperation; Curriculum subjects: programmes and methods; Dyadic Interaction; Educational sciences; English (Second Language); Grammar; Language; Language Proficiency; Language use; Modern language; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Spanish; Spanish as a Second Language Instruction; Task Analysis; Teaching Methods; Vocabulary; Language Teaching; Foreign Language; Grammar; Educational dialogue; Group Work

One of the challenges in content-based instruction in second language classrooms is how to focus on form in a way that is both effective and appropriate. The use of collaborative tasks that push learners to consciously reflect on their own language use (i.e., produce ‘language-related episodes’) whi...