THE CLASSROOM AND THE LANGUAGE LEARNER Ethnography and second language classroom research

This volume looks at classroom research in the second or foreign language classroom. The author notes that little is known about what happens in language lessons and how they may contribute to second language acquisition. He stresses the need to study classroom interaction in its social context and...

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Main Author: Van Lier, Leo (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Longman 1988
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Summary:This volume looks at classroom research in the second or foreign language classroom. The author notes that little is known about what happens in language lessons and how they may contribute to second language acquisition. He stresses the need to study classroom interaction in its social context and proposes an ethnographic approach to the subject, one which benefits the teachers doing action research and researchers investigating learning processes.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xviii, 262 pages illustrations 21cm
ISBN:0582552648