Processes and process-orientation in foreign language teaching and learning /

There can be no products without processes. Though a generalization, this statement encapsulates the importance of process-oriented approaches in language teaching and learning. In recent decades, researchers and practitioners alike are increasingly focusing their attention on: 1) the learner as the...

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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Chan, Wai Meng (Editor); Chin, Kwee Nyet. (Editor); Nagami, Masanori (Editor); Suthiwan, Titima. (Editor)
Published: De Gruyter Mouton,
Publisher Address: Berlin ;Boston :
Publication Dates: [2011]
©2011
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Studies in second and foreign language education [ssfle] ; 4
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781614510185
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Summary: There can be no products without processes. Though a generalization, this statement encapsulates the importance of process-oriented approaches in language teaching and learning. In recent decades, researchers and practitioners alike are increasingly focusing their attention on: 1) the learner as the active subject and the internal processes that constitute his/her learning leading to communicative competence; 2) teaching approaches that reflect this view of language learning; and 3) factors such as the sociocultural context, social interactions and discourse, and individual learner characteristics and differences. This book examines and reflects these recent paradigm shifts.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (397pages).
ISBN: 9781614510185
Index Number: P53
CLC: H09
Contents: Frontmatter --
TABLE OF CONTENTS --
PREFACE --
Chapter 1. PROCESSES AND PROCESS-ORIENTATION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING: AN INTRODUCTION --
PART 1: MACRO-LEVEL PROCESSES --
Chapter 2. PROCESS-ORIENTATION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING: WHAT ARE THE PROCESSES AND WHERE ARE THE PRODUCTS? --
Chapter 3. POSTMODERNISM IN TEFL: AN OVERVIEW --
Chapter 4. PRAGMATIC FRAMEWORK AND ITS ROLE IN LANGUAGE LEARNING: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CHINESE --
Chapter 5. TWO TYPES OF COMMUNICATION A NEW NOTION FOR TEACHING GRAMMAR IN SECOND/FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION --
Chapter 6. CREATION, MAINTENANCE, FEEDBACK AND MODIFICATION: SUCCESSFUL EFL CURRICULUM DESIGN AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL --
Chapter 7. USING COMPUTER AND INTERNET TO ENHANCE INTERCULTURAL LEARNING --
Chapter 8. THE SREO PLAN FOR DESIGNING WEB-BASED INSTRUCTION FOR TEACHING REMEDIAL ENGLISH TO THAI STUDENTS --
Chapter 9. LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAMME AS AN AVENUE TO NURTURE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND ACCELERATE STUDENTS LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY --
Chapter 10. AN ONLINE PEER OBSERVATION PLATFORM FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN HONG KONG --
PART 2: MICRO-LEVEL PROCESSES --
Chapter 11. A COGNITIVE-NEUROBIOLOGICAL MODEL OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION --
Chapter 12. AN EXPLORATION INTO FACTORS AFFECTING LISTENING PERFORMANCE IN DIFFERENT TEST FORMATS --
Chapter 13. IMPLEMENTING LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGY TRAINING: ON STUDENTS ENGLISH PERFORMANCE --
Chapter 14. LEARNER INITIATION IN THE EFL CLASSROOM --
Chapter 15. HOW PARTICIPANTS MANAGE THEIR UNDERSTANDING IN CONVERSATION? A CASE STUDY OF CONVERSATION BETWEEN L1 AND L2 USERS OF JAPANESE --
Chapter 16. EXPLORING THE PROCESS OF SECOND-LANGUAGE SOCIALIZATION --
Chapter 17. WHAT DO STUDENTS LEARN IN A PROCESS-ORIENTED JAPANESE PEDAGOGY COURSE? --
Chapter 18. MOTIVATION OF MALAY STUDENTS TOWARDS LEARNING MANDARIN AS A THIRD LANGUAGE --
AUTHORS AND THEIR AFFILIATIONS --
Index