VanPatten, Bill. Input Processing and Grammar Instruction in Second Language Acquisition. Norwood: Ablex, 1996. Pp. Xiii + 177.

This book, written for scholars and advanced students of second language acquisition (SLA) and teaching, links SLA theory and research with current pedagogical issues. It concentrates on describing an approach called processing instruction. This input-based approach favors focus on form activities...

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Main Author: Deise Prina Dutra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 1998-01-01
Series:Ilha do Desterro
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/8310
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Summary:This book, written for scholars and advanced students of second language acquisition (SLA) and teaching, links SLA theory and research with current pedagogical issues. It concentrates on describing an approach called processing instruction. This input-based approach favors focus on form activities which affect how learners utilize input data. Following an introductory chapter briefly covering the motivation for processing instruction, the second chapter explains the nature of input processing and how learners make formfunction mappings in the course of receiving input.
ISSN:0101-4846
2175-8026