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Synthesizing Research on Language Learning And Teaching (Language Teaching & Language Learning)

By Lourdes Ortega , John Michael Norris

Book information

Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Year
2006
ISBN
9027219656, 9789027219657
Open Library ID
OL9574347M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3940484 bytes)
Pages
349\363
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-17 06:00:00
Языки и языкознание;Лингвистика;Прикладная лингвис

Description

This volume presents the first collection of work on research synthesis in applied linguistics. Il introduces readersgraduate students, researchers, practitioners, and policy makers 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 elucidate the value and practice of synthesis, and they challenge all members of the research community to adopt a "synthetic ethic." The book then features seven empirical syntheses, each modeling rigorous synthetic practice in definitively reviewing the state of knowledge and research quality in important domains. Included are five meta-analyses on: Universal Grammar; Task-Based Interaction; Corrective Feedback; Instructed Pragmatics Development; and Reading Strategies Training. Also included are a qualitative meta-synthesis on Effective Teaching for English Language Learners, and a historiographical synthesis of Proficiency Assessment practices. Rounding out the collection are commentaries by two renowned experts in language learning and teaching research: Nick Ellis and Craig Chaudron.

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