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Interaction

Jennifer Behney author Susan Gass author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:23rd Sep '21

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This Element presents the main ideas to help readers understand the role of interaction in language learning.

This Element examines the role of interaction in Second Language Acquisition research, with a focus on the cognitive interactionist approach. It describes major branches of the field, considering the importance of conversational interaction in the cognitive interactionist framework as well as sociocultural approaches to second language learning.This Element in the Cambridge Elements in Second Language Acquisition series examines the role of interaction in Second Language Acquisition research, with a focus on the cognitive interactionist approach. The Element describes the major branches of the field, considering the importance of conversational interaction in both the cognitive interactionist framework as well as in sociocultural approaches to second language learning. The authors discuss the key concepts of the framework, including input, negotiation for meaning, corrective feedback, and output. The key readings in the field and the emphases of current and future research are explained. Finally, the authors describe the pedagogical implications that the cognitive interactionist approach has had on the teaching of second languages.

ISBN: 9781108792608

Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 7mm

Weight: 173g

75 pages