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Author Ellis, Rod.

Title Learning a second language through interaction / Rod Ellis ; with contributions from Sandra Fotos ... [and others]
Published Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1999

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Description x, 285 pages ; 21 cm
Series Studies in bilingualism, 0928-1533 ; v. 17
Studies in bilingualism ; v. 17
Contents Sect. 1. Introduction. 1. Theoretical Perspectives on Interaction and Language Learning / Rod Ellis -- Sect. 2. Input, Interaction and Vocabulary Learning. 2. Factors in the Incidental Acquisition of Second Language Vocabulary from Oral Input / Rod Ellis. 3. Modified Input and the Acquisition of Word meanings by Children and Adults / Rod Ellis, Rick Heimbach and Yoshihiro Tanaka / [et al.]. 4. Modified Output and the Acquisition of Word Meanings / Xien He and Rod Ellis. 5. Modified Input, Language Aptitude and the Acquisition of Word Meanings / Hirota Nagata, David Aline and Rod Ellis. 6. Learning Vocabulary Through Interacting With a Written Text / Hoda Zaki and Rod Ellis -- Sect. 3. Interaction and Grammar Learning. 7. Output Enhancement and the Acquisition of the Past Tense / Hide Takashima and Rod Ellis. 8. Communicating About Grammar / Sandra Fotos and Rod Ellis -- Sect. 4. Pedagogical Perspectives. 9. Making the Classroom Acquisition Rich / Rod Ellis -- Sect. 5. Conclusion
10. Retrospect and Prospect / Rod Ellis
Summary This text examines different perspectives on the role that interaction plays in second language acquisition. In addition the effects of language aptitude on input processing are considered, and the contribution that interaction makes to the acquisition of grammatical knowledge is discussed
Analysis Interaction analysis in education
Second language acquisition
Notes New Zealand author
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-280) and index
Subject Interaction analysis in education.
Second language acquisition.
Author Fotos, Sandra.
LC no. 99040612
ISSN 0928-1533
ISBN 1556197365 (US : hbk.)
1556197373 (US : pbk.)
9027241244 (Eur. : hbk.)
9027241252 (Eur. : pbk.)