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4. The notion of incidental learning of L2 grammar structures and vocabulary has become highly controversial in LI and L2 instruc- tion. What do you think are the reasons for this development?
5. Extrapolating from the information in this chapter, what are some of the possible frictions between communicative and instructed ap- proaches to language teaching? Which methodology do you per- sonally advocate, and how can opposing arguments be countered?
FURTHER READINGS ABOUT COURSE DESIGN AND ELEMENTS
Course Curriculum
Lewis, M. (1993). The lexical approach. Hove, UK: LTP.
Richards, J. (2001). Accuracy and fluency revisited. In E. Hinkel & S. Fotos (Eds.),
New perspectives on grammar teaching in second language classrooms (pp. 35-50).
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Sinclair, J., & Renouf, A. (1988). A lexical syllabus for language learning. In R.
Carter & M. McCarthy (Eds.), Vocabulary and language teaching (pp. 140-160). Harlow, Essex: Longman.
Lexical Chunks in Academic Writing
Nation, P.,&Waring, R. (1997). Vocabulary size, text coverage, and word lists. In N. Schmitt & M. McCarthy (Eds.), Vocabulary: Description, acquisition, and pedagogy (pp. 6-20). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Nattinger, J., & DeCarrico, J. (1992). Lexical phrases and language teaching. Oxford: Oxford UniversityPress.
Wray, A. (2002). Formulaic language and the lexicon. Cambridge: Cambridge Univer- sity Press.
Wray, A. (2003). The transition to language. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Teaching Grammar for Academic Writing
Byrd, P., & Reid, J. (1998). Grammar in the composition classroom. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.
Celce-Murcia, M. (1991). Grammar pedagogy in second and foreign language teaching. TESOL Quarterly, 25, 459-480.
Jacobs, R. (1995). English syntax: A grammar for English language professionals. Oxford: Oxford UniversityPress.
Errors and Self-Editing
James, C. (1998). Errors in language learning and use. London: Longman.
Leki, I. (1991). The preference of ESL students for error correction in college-level
wring classes. Foreign Language Annals, 24, 203-228.
Vaughan, C. (1991). Holistic assessment: What goes on in the raters' minds? In L.
Hamp-Lyons (Ed.), Assessingsecond language writing (pp. 111-126). Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
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