Teaching Grammar in Second Language Classrooms: Integrating Form-Focused Instruction in Communicative Context

by Hossein Nassaji; Sandra Fotos

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

, 2010

Overview

Recent SLA research recognizes the necessity of attention to grammar and demonstrates that form-focused instruction is especially effective when it is incorporated into a meaningful communicative context. Designed specifically for second-language teachers, this text identifies and explores the various options for integrating a focus on grammar and a focus on communication in classroom contexts and offers concrete examples of teaching activities for each option. Each chapter includes a description of the option, its theoretical and empirical background, examples of activities illustrating in a non-technical manner how it can be implemented in the classroom, questions for reflection, and a list of useful resources that teachers can consult for further information.

Key Features

• Provides instructional options for implementing it effectively in second language classrooms
• Examines the most recent advances in theory and research on communicative grammar instruction
• Intended for those who are interested in second language learning and its implications for second language teaching

Contents

• The Changing View of Grammar Instruction

Input-based Options in Focus on Grammar

• Focus on Grammar through Processing Instruction
• Focus on Grammar through Textual Enhancement
• Focus on Grammar through Discourse

Interaction- and Output-based Options in Focus on Grammar

• Focus on Grammar through Interactional Feedback
• Focus on Grammar through Structured Grammar-Focused Tasks
• Focus on Grammar through Collaborative Output Tasks

Instructional Contexts and Focus on Grammar

• The Role of Context in Focus on Grammar
• Conclusion: Focus on Grammar in L2 Classrooms

Praise for Teaching Grammar in Second Language Classrooms

This is a concise book of nine chapters nested in three sections. The heart of the book is three chapters dealing with input-based approaches to teaching with a focus on form (FonF), and three chapters with output-orientated FonF. Each of these chapters provides a clear introduction and summary of relevant theoretical positions and up-to-date research findings. The authors write in an accessible non-technical style which should appeal to language teachers.

Stephen H. Moore, System Journal

Product Details

• Title: Teaching Grammar in Second Language Classrooms: Integrating Form-Focused Instruction in Communicative Context
• Authors: Hossein Nassaji, Sandra Fotos
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Print Publication Date: 2010
• Pages: 184
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9780203850961, 9780415802048, 9780415802055, 9781136965982, 9781136966019, 0203850963, 0415802040, 0415802059, 113696598X, 1136966013
• Resource ID: LLS:TCHNGGRMCLSSRMS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:17:19Z