Language Awareness in language learning and teaching: A research agenda
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Following on from my state-of-the-art article onLanguage Awareness and language learning(Svalberg 2007), in this paper I will discuss specific research tasks which are centrally concerned with different aspects oflanguage awareness(LA): ‘explicit knowledge about language, and conscious perception and sensitivity in language learning, language teaching and language use’. The overall argument is that research is needed into how LA is constructed by language learners and teachers throughengagement with language(Svalberg 2007; 2009). I will sometimes refer specifically to awareness of grammar (form-meaning) but hope the paper will stimulate ideas for research into other LA aspects of language learning and teaching. The absence of other issues and areas (such as LA and multilingualism, intercultural LA, critical LA, LA and language policy) is a function of the personal nature of the paper and the limitations of space.
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Baralt et al. (2016) described engagement as a cognitive and/or affective and/or social state and identified these through a range of indicators developed from the data.
“Consistent with Svalberg (2012), Baralt et al. described engagement as a cognitive and/or affective and/or social state, and identified these through a range of indicators developed from the data.”
From Exploring Engagement in Tasks in the Language Classroom (2016) · cites this paper as Svalberg, 2012
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- Authors
- Svalberg, A. M.-L.
- Affiliations
- University of Leicester (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Svalberg, Agneta M.-L.
- Venue
- Language Teaching
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2012-06-15
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 376-388
- ISSN
- 0261-4448 (ISSN-L)
- 1475-3049
- OpenAlex
- W2123727995
- Cited by
- 109
- References
- 6
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- FWCI
- 23.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- figshare.com
- Licence
- Locations
- Language Teaching (publishedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Leicester Research Archive (University of Leicester) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Second Language Acquisition and Learning
- Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Multilingual Education and Policy
- Keywords
- language awareness, language learning, conscious perception, grammatical awareness, research agenda, multilingualism, critical language awareness, language policy
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