This edited collection of empirical studies examines the link between interaction and second language learning. The studies provide readers with insights into a wide variety of issues at the centre of current research into the relationship between conversational interaction and second language learning outcomes.
Key features
- Examines the benefits of interactional feedback, discusses the source of the positive outcomes of recasts and negotiations.
- Explores the relationship between learners' perceptions and learning.
- Investigates individual differences such as working memory and gender, and considers both social and cognitive factors in
interaction-driven development.
Part One Participants and learning opportunities in interaction
Part Two Feedback, learner-internal processes, and perceptions in interaction
Part Three Interactional feedback and linguistic development