Multiple Perspectives on Interaction
Second Language Research in Honor of Susan M. Gass
1st Edition
Published on 22. December 2008
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-8058-6458-8 (ISBN)
Description
This volume in honor of Susan M. Gass focuses on interaction in second language acquisition from multiple perspectives. International experts in the field of SLA contribute insights and explanations on the interaction approach's compatibility with other theoretical approaches, key empirical studies, interaction in specific contexts, and future directions. Readers will find an enriching discussion of how the interaction research tradition is viewed in a wide range of different approaches to learning and teaching second languages.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paper over boards
Illustrations
31 s/w Tabellen
31 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
574 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8058-6458-8 (9780805864588)
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Alison Mackey | Charlene Polio
Multiple Perspectives on Interaction
Second Language Research in Honor of Susan M. Gass
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03/2010
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Alison Mackey | Charlene Polio
Multiple Perspectives on Interaction
Second Language Research in Honor of Susan M. Gass
E-Book
01/2009
1st Edition
Routledge
€67.49
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Alison Mackey | Charlene Polio
Multiple Perspectives on Interaction
Second Language Research in Honor of Susan M. Gass
E-Book
01/2009
Routledge
€67.49
Available for download
Persons
Alison Mackey is Professor of Linguistics and Head of Applied Linguistics Programs at Georgetown University.
Charlene Polio is Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages, and Director of the MA Program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at Michigan State University.
Charlene Polio is Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages, and Director of the MA Program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at Michigan State University.
Content
Introduction Alison Mackey and Charlene Polio The psycholinguistics of the interaction approach Nick Ellis A Variationist perspective on the interaction approach to SLA Elaine Tarone Languaging in collaborative writing: Creation of and response to expertise Lindsay Brooks Merrill Swain Creating pressure in task pedagogy: The joint roles of field, purpose, and engagement within the interaction approach Martin Bygate Virginia Samuda Motivational processing in interactional tasks Zoltan Doernyei Wen-Ta Tseng How young is too young? Investigating negotiation of meaning and feedback in children aged five to seven years Rhonda Oliver Interaction research in second/foreign language classrooms Nina Spada Patsy M. Lightbown Recasts in multiple response focus on form episodes Shawn Loewen Revealing the nature of SCMC interaction D. Bryan Smith Interaction and attention to form in L2 text-based computer-mediated communication Lourdes Ortega Epilogue: Exploring the intricacies of interaction and language development Jenefer Philp