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Instruction and the Development of Questions in L2 Classrooms

Spada, Nina, Lightbown, Patsy M.·1993·Studies in Second Language Acquisition
DOI 10.1017/s0272263100011967
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This paper is a report on a quasi-experimental study designed to investigate contributions of form-focused instruction and corrective feedback to the development of interrogative constructions in the oral performance of English-as-a-second-language (ESL) learners. The subjects were young francophone learners of English (age 10–12) receiving intensive ESL instruction. Their accuracy and developmental progress in the use of interrogative structures was measured prior to a 2-week period of instructional treatment. Immediate and delayed posttests were administered after the instruction. The language produced by the instructors while teaching interrogative structures was examined in relation to the learners' oral performance. Similar analyses were carried out with a comparison group. The results support the hypothesis that form-focused instruction and corrective feedback provided within the context of communicative interaction can contribute positively to second language development in both the short and long term.

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Authors
Spada, N., & Lightbown, P. M.
Venue
Studies in Second Language Acquisition
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
1993-06
Volume
15
Issue
2
Pages
205-224
ISSN
  • 0272-2631 (ISSN-L)
  • 1470-1545
DOI
10.1017/s0272263100011967
OpenAlex
W2083621003
Cited by
359
References
4
FWCI
64.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 5638 d)

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