Synthesizing research on language learning and teaching

Synthesizing research on language learning and teaching / edited by John M. Norris, Lourdes Ortega.

This volume presents the first collection of work on research synthesis in applied linguistics. It introduces readers to a cutting-edge approach for reviewing and summarizing exactly what accumulated research has to say about theoretical and practical subjects. John Norris and Lourdes Ortega first e...

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Other Authors: Norris, John M., 1967-, Ortega, Lourdes
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, Pa. : John Benjamins Pub., ©2006.
Series:Language learning and language teaching ; v. 13.
Subjects:
Second language acquisition > Research > History.
Language and languages > Study and teaching > Research > History.
REFERENCE.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Alphabets & Writing Systems.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Spelling.
Language and languages > Study and teaching > Research
Second language acquisition > Research
Tweedetaalverwerving.
Taalonderwijs.
Acquisition d'une langue seconde.
Enseignement des langues.
Recherche.
Méta-analyse.
Histoire.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • The value and practice of research synthesis for language learning and teaching / John M. Norris and Lourdes Ortega
  • Principles, parameters, and SLA : a retrospective meta-analytic investigation into adult L2 learners' access to Universal Grammar / Thomas H. Dinsmore
  • Investigating the empirical link between task-based interaction and acquisition : a meta-analysis / Casey M. Keck, Gina Iberri-Shea, Nicole Tracy-Ventura, and Safary Wa-Mbaleka
  • The effectiveness of corrective feedback for the acquisition of L2 grammar : a meta-analysis of the research / Jane Russell and Nina Spada
  • Effects of L2 instruction on interlanguage pragmatic development : a meta-analysis / Eun Hee Jeon and Tadayoshi Kaya
  • The effects of Explicit Reading Strategy Training on L2 reading comprehension : a meta-analysis / Alan Taylor, John R. Stevens, and J. William Asher
  • A meta-synthesis of qualitative research on effective teaching practices for English language learners / Kip Téllez and Hersh C. Waxman
  • Research synthesis and historiography : the case of assessment of second language proficiency / Margaret Thomas
  • Meta-analysis, human cognition, and language learning / Nick C. Ellis
  • Some reflections on the development of (meta-analytic) synthesis in second language research / Craig Chaudron.

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