Instructed Second Language Acquisition

How does classroom language learning take place? How does an understanding of second language acquisition contribute to language teaching? In answering these questions, Rod Ellis reviews a wide range of research on classroom learning, developing a theory of instructed second language acquisition which has significant implications for language teaching.

Preface vii List of abbreviations ix 1. Investigating Classroom Language Learning 1 2. Behaviourist Learning Theory and Classroom Language Learning 19 3. Naturalistic Language Learning and Classroom Language Learning 32 4. Classroom Process Research 64 5. The Relationship between Classroom Interaction and Language Learning 93 6. Formal Instruction and Language Learning 130 7. A Theory of Classroom Language Learning 174 8. Final Comments 199   Bibliography 205 Index 225