Reformulation and Reconstruction: Tasks That Promote

Thornbury, Scott

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ERIC Number: EJ552263

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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ISSN: ISSN-0951-0893

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Reformulation and Reconstruction: Tasks That Promote "Noticing."

Thornbury, Scott

ELT Journal, v51 n4 p326-35 Oct 1997

Rehabilitates teaching techniques that exploit both the meaning-driven and form-focused potential of reformulation and reconstruction tasks in English-as-a-Second-Language classes. Argues that the potential for focusing learners' attention on form has received little attention in instruction models. (30 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, English (Second Language), Feedback, Grammar, Learning Activities, Linguistic Input, Linguistic Theory, Metalinguistics, Models, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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