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Focus on form in a meaning-focused foreign language classroom: an explanatory study
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Soler, Eva Alcón Mayo, Maria |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | Recent research has suggested that the incorporation of some attention to form in meaning-centered classroom instruction can lead to improved performance. However, little research has been carried out on incidental attention to form by the learners themselves and, more specifically, by young learners in a classroom context. This study examines the oral production of 12 low-intermediate EFL learners to determine to what extent they spontaneously attend to form in their interaction with the teacher and other learners. Results suggest that both reactive and pro-emptive focus on form episodes occur in meaning-focused activities and, in line with previous research conducted in second language contexts, the linguistic items participants paid more attention to in their interaction were lexical. Although exploratory in nature, this study shows the need for more classroom research is necessary in order to provide a wider picture of L2 acquisitional processes in young learners within an interactionist framework |
| Starting Page | 3 |
| Ending Page | 8 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.um.es/lacell/aesla/contenido/pdf/1/alcon.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
