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Dec 1, 2002 · These comments suggest a reactive approach to grammar, responding to errors in student work in the course of a writing or reading task and as such appear to represent the ‘occasional shift of attention to linguistic code features’ which constitutes a Focus on Form approach for Long and Robinson (1998, p. 23). 3.5.12.2.
- John Burgess, Siân Etherington
- 2002
Drawing from classroom examples of ‘focus on form’, this chapter demonstrates how ‘form’ covers more than just grammar. Referring to second language acquisition research, it explores why a focus on form may be particularly important in the foreign language learning context and why the adolescent learner may be particularly able to benefit from opportunities to focus on features of ...
May 19, 2021 · The implicit teaching of grammar is. referred to the method of teaching which emphasizes that students must acquire the. language naturally by the help of situational scene in learning grammar. It ...
children, has provided support for focus-on-form compared to other grammar teaching approaches. For example, a meta-analysis of 49 studies by Norris and Ortega (2000, 2001) and 11 studies by Ellis (2002) demonstrated that focus-on-form contributed to faster language acquisition, higher levels of accurate oral or written language pro-
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Aug 1, 2016 · The role of grammar teaching in foreign language education is a controversial one both in second language acquisition (SLA) research and language pedagogy and, as a result, a potential source of confusion to student teachers. The objective of this study was to gain insight into the beliefs on grammar teaching of student teachers of English as a ...
- Johan Graus, Peter-Arno Coppen
- 2016
Sep 29, 2020 · In exploring learner beliefs about how they best learn grammar, this study focuses on four construct pairs: 1 Meaning-focused (MFI) versus form-focused (FFI) instruction; 2 Focus on form (FonF ...
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1. Pedagogical rationales for focus on form. The term ‘focus on form’ was coined by Long (Long 1991) to describe the incorporation of grammar (or other linguistic form) instruction into meaning-focussed, communicative language courses. Through the 1990s the definition of focus on form (FonF) changed somewhat while still maintaining core ...