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Wu, Yinyin – Taiwan Journal of TESOL, 2019
Back-interpreting practice refers to interpreting the translated version of a speech back to its source language. The learning opportunities provided by backinterpreting practice can be explained by Swain's (1985) comprehensible output hypothesis, Laufer and Hulstijn's (2001) involvement load hypothesis, and Schmidt's (1990) noticing hypothesis.…
Descriptors: Chinese, Role Playing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Lee, Wei-Teh – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The problem: Many previous studies have pointed out that EFL learners tend to face communication breakdowns with native speakers because their traditional classroom and textbooks are not able to provide learners with sufficient pragmatically appropriate input (Bardovi-Harlig, 1996; Rose, 1994, 1997). On the contrary, they are exposed to rich input…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Sociolinguistics, Textbooks, Grammar