Grammar Acquisition and Processing Instruction: Secondary and Cumulative Effects

Alessandro Benati; James F. Lee

Published by Multilingual Matters 2008

Grammar Acquisition and Processing Instruction

Secondary and Cumulative Effects

Alessandro Benati and James F. Lee

In the series Second Language Acquisition

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781847691057

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This book establishes a unique line of research within the Processing Instruction model by assessing the transfer-of-training effects of this approach to grammar instruction on how learners make form-meaning connections. It examines the results of three studies investigating secondary and cumulative effects in French, Italian and English.

Author / Editor information

Benati Alessandro :

Alessandro G. Benati is Head of Languages Department at the University of Greenwich in the UK. He has researched and taught in the area of second language acquisition and processing instruction. He is co-author with James Lee of the following books: Delivering Processing Instruction in classrooms and in Virtual Contexts; Second Language Processing: An analysis of Theory, Problems and Possible Solutions.

Lee James F. :

James F. Lee is Head of Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. He is the author of Task and Communicating in Language Classrooms.

Alessandro G. Benati is Head of Languages Department at the University of Greenwich in the UK. He has researched and taught in the area of second language acquisition and processing instruction. He is co-author with James Lee of the following books: Delivering Processing Instruction in classrooms and in Virtual Contexts; Second Language Processing: An analysis of Theory, Problems and Possible Solutions.

James F. Lee is Head of Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. He is the author of Task and Communicating in Language Classrooms.

Reviews

Claire Renaud, Indiana University:

Graduate students will find this volume a gold mine of ideas for research topics because Benati and Lee not only encourage follow-up studies but also provide an array of new areas of investigation.

Bill VanPatten, Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, Texas Tech University, USA:

The results presented in this book not only move forward the research agenda of PI, but they provide fascinating data that are sure to cause significant discussion in the field. This book will be of interest to a wide variety of readers and will challenge the field of instructed SLA in important ways.

Wynne Wong, Associate Professor of French and SLA, The Ohio State University, USA:

Will learners who receive training on one type of processing strategy for one specific form appropriately transfer the use of that strategy to other forms without further instruction in PI? Benati and Lee take research on Processing Instruction to new heights by examining secondary and cumulative effects of PI and structured input activities. The book provides a thorough review of input processing theory and empirical research on PI before launching into new and unique research that examines transfer-of-training effects. Benati and Lee present innovative directions for research on input processing making this volume a most valuable contribution to SLA scholars and graduate students.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Chapter 1. A Theory of Input Processing: How Learners Work with Input Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Processing Instruction: Research and Practice in Assessing Primary Effects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
Chapter 3. From Processing Instruction on the Acquisition of Italian Noun–Adjective Agreement to Secondary Transfer-of-Training Effects on Italian Future Tense Verb Morphology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
Chapter 4. From Processing Instruction on the Acquisition of English Past Tense to Secondary Transfer-of-Training Effects on English Third Person Singular Present Tense Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
Chapter 5. From Processing Instruction on the Acquisition of French Imparfait to Secondary Transfer-of-Training Effects on French Subjunctive and to Cumulative Transfer-of-Training Effects with French Causative Constructions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Chapter 6. Final Comments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	158
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Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Pages
- Main content: 272
Keywords: processing instruction; SLA; Second Language Acquisition; acquisition of a second language; language processing; grammar instruction; learning grammar; acquisition of grammar; grammar acquisition

eBook

Published: October 3, 2008
ISBN: 9781847691057