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Direct linkSpada, Nina – Language Teaching, 2022
Task-based language teaching (TBLT) and instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) have much in common in terms of theory, research, and educational relevance. The distinguishing characteristic between the two is that TBLT adopts communicative tasks as the central unit for instruction and assessment, whereas ISLA comprises a broader range of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Task Analysis, Teaching Methods
Spada, Nina – Modern Language Journal, 2005
In this article, I explore some of the epistemological, technical, and ethical challenges in doing research on instructed second language (L2) learning in Canadian school settings. I examine these challenges from the viewpoint of classroom research that has been influenced by cognitive-interactionist theories of learning. This includes my own…
Descriptors: Researchers, Second Language Learning, Learning Theories, Language Laboratories
Approaches to Observation in Classroom Research: Macroscopic and Microscopic Views of L2 Classrooms.
Peer reviewedSpada, Nina; Lyster, Roy – TESOL Quarterly, 1997
Describes the development and organization of the Colt (Communicative Orientation of Language Teaching) observation scheme and Lyster and Ranta's (1997) error treatment model, instruments including predetermined categories to describe features of instructional input and interaction in second language classrooms. Concludes that the choice of…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Course Objectives, Error Analysis (Language), Interaction Process Analysis
