Interaction is an indispensable component in second language acquisition (SLA). This
review surveys the instructed SLA research, both classroom and laboratory-based, that has …

A meta‐analysis was conducted to investigate the effects of explicit and implicit instruction
on the acquisition of simple and complex grammatical features in English. The target …

Task-based language teaching is an approach which differs from traditional approaches by
emphasising the importance of engaging learners' natural abilities for acquiring language …

Task-based language teaching is now a well-established pedagogic approach but
problematic issues remain, such as whether it is appropriate for all learners and in all …

Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics is a series of introductory level textbooks
covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, primarily designed for those beginning …

Whether we grow up with one, two, or several languages during our early years of life, many
of us will learn a second, foreign, or heritage language in later years. The field of Second …

This paper begins by offering a definition of 'task'and by emphasizing that there is no single
'task‐based teaching'approach. It then evaluates a number of criticisms of TBT, drawing on …

The sixth edition of Principles of Language Learning and Teaching offers new ways of
viewing and teaching second language acquisition (SLA) based on the latest research …

Written by a team of leading experts working in different SLA specialisms, this fourth edition
is a clear and concise introduction to the main theories of second language acquisition …

This study employed (and reports in detail) systematic procedures for research synthesis
and meta‐analysis to summarize findings from experimental and quasi‐experimental …