'Focus on form'(FonF) is a central construct in task-based language teaching. The term was
first introduced by Michael Long to refer to an approach where learners' attention is attracted …

Eye Tracking in Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism provides foundational
knowledge and hands-on advice for designing, conducting, and analysing eye-tracking …

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 …

Explicit Learning in the L2 Classroom offers a unique five-prong (theoretical, empirical,
methodological, pedagogical, and model building) approach to the issue of explicit learning …

The Noticing Hypothesis–an hypothesis that input does not become intake for language
learning unless it is noticed, that is, consciously registered (Schmidt, 1990, 2001)–has been …

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Stephen Krashen developed Monitor Theory—a group of
hypotheses explaining second language acquisition with implications for language …

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 …

A meta-analysis was conducted to examine the construct validity of language aptitude by
synthesizing the existing research that has been accumulated over the past five decades …

A study was conducted to identify the scope and timing of maturational constraints in three
linguistic domains within the same individuals, as well as the potential mediating roles of …

Skill Acquisition Theory accounts for how people progress in learning a variety of skills, from
initial learning to advanced proficiency. The scientific roots of Skill Acquisition Theory are to …