Interaction

This Element presents the main ideas to help readers understand the role of interaction in language learning.

Jennifer Behney (Author), Susan Gass (Author)

9781108792608, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 23 September 2021

75 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm, 0.173 kg

This Element in the Cambridge Elements in Second Language Acquisition series examines the role of interaction in Second Language Acquisition research, with a focus on the cognitive interactionist approach. The Element describes the major branches of the field, considering the importance of conversational interaction in both the cognitive interactionist framework as well as in sociocultural approaches to second language learning. The authors discuss the key concepts of the framework, including input, negotiation for meaning, corrective feedback, and output. The key readings in the field and the emphases of current and future research are explained. Finally, the authors describe the pedagogical implications that the cognitive interactionist approach has had on the teaching of second languages.

1. What are the Key Concepts?
2. What are the Main Branches of Research?
3. What are the Key Readings?
4. What are the Current and Future Research Emphases?
5. What are the Implications for Pedagogy?.

Subject Areas: Bilingualism & multilingualism [CFDM], Language acquisition [CFDC], Linguistics [CF]