Production-Oriented and Comprehension-Based Grammar Teaching in the Foreign Language Classroom |
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| Series title: | Second Language Learning and Teaching Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-280-79818-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
| Publisher: | Springer
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $258.00 |
Book Description:
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The book addresses one of the key controversies in teaching foreign language grammar, which is the utility of production-oriented instruction, as exemplified in the PPP sequence, and comprehension-based teaching, as implemented in interpretation tasks and processing instruction. It provides a thorough overview of issues related to learning and teaching grammar, with a particular focus on input-oriented approaches, and reports the findings of four studies which sought to compare their...
More DescriptionThe book addresses one of the key controversies in teaching foreign language grammar, which is the utility of production-oriented instruction, as exemplified in the PPP sequence, and comprehension-based teaching, as implemented in interpretation tasks and processing instruction. It provides a thorough overview of issues related to learning and teaching grammar, with a particular focus on input-oriented approaches, and reports the findings of four studies which sought to compare their effects with instruction based on different forms of output practice. The findings serve as a basis for guidelines on how the two options can be successfully combined in the classroom