Readings in Second Language Pedagogy and Second Language Acquisition; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Contents; Message from the President; Center of Usage-Based Linguistic Informatics (UBLI); Preface; Discourse Politeness Theory and Cross-Cultural Pragmatics; Teaching Conversational Storytelling Skills to Japanese Students of English -- Why is it Necessary and What could be Taught? -; Integration of Theory and Practice in Grammar Teaching -- Grammaring, Grammarization and Task Activities -; A Computerized Test of Oral Proficiency -- Development of an Automated Instrument
Summary
The selected contributions of this volume focus on various issues related to second language pedagogy and second language acquisition in the Japanese context. Part I covers such topics as discourse pragmatics and cross-cultural pragmatics in language teaching; the instruction of conversation through training in story telling skills; task activities as a means for grammarization in grammar teaching; the development of a computerized speaking test and a proficiency scale for EFL learners; and the social aspects of the language teacher expertise. Part II deals with the cognitive transformation in
