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Explicit Learning in the L2 Classroom
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Explicit Learning in the L2 Classroom offers a unique five-prong (theoretical, empirical, methodological, pedagogical, and model building) approach to the issue of explicit learning in the L2 classroom from a student-centered perspective. To achieve this five-prong objective, the book reports the theoretical underpinnings, empirical studies, and the research designs employed in current research to investigate the constructs of attention and awareness in SLA with the objectives to (1) propose a model of the L2 learning process in SLA that accounts for the cognitive processes employed during this process and (2) provide pedagogical and curricular implications for the L2 classroom. The book also provides a comprehensive treatise of research methodology that is aimed at not only underscoring the major features of conducting robust research designs with high levels of internal validity but also preparing teachers to become critical readers of published empirical research.
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“This research has tended to focus on the construct of noticing, differentiating between noticing at the level of detection, awareness, and understanding (Leow, 2015; Robinson, 1995).”
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“Researchers of L2 acquisition have emphasized the need for L2 learners to pay attention to the connections between language form and its meanings in use (e.g., Gass, 2003; Leow, 2015; Long, 1996; Schmidt, 2001).”
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“…that processing information that is stored in working memory is critical for successful linguistic processing and development to take place (e.g., Leow, 2015; Schmidt, 1993; Skehan, 2018; VanPatten, 2004), it is reasonable to expect that performance in content-embedded tasks, relative to complex…”
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- explicit learning, second language acquisition, attention, awareness, cognitive processes in language learning, student-centered learning, curriculum implications, research design, internal validity, research critique
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