Language Teaching Research and Language Pedagogy

List of Tables vii

Preface ix

Acknowledgements xiii

1 Introduction: Developments in Language Teaching Research 1

2 Methods for Researching the Second Language Classroom 21

3 Comparative Method Studies 51

4 Second Language Classroom Discourse 75

5 Focus on the Teacher 115

6 Focus on the Learner 151

7 Investigating the Performance of Tasks 195

8 Interaction and L2 Learning in the Classroom 237

9 Form-Focused Instruction and Second Language Learning 271

10 Instruction, Individual Differences and L2 Learning 307

11 Conclusion: Research and Language Teaching 337

References 349

Index 385