Developmental Psychology Arena

Teaching Grammar in Second Language Classrooms

Integrating Form-Focused Instruction in Communicative Context

• By Hossein Nassaji, and Sandra S. Fotos.

Published November 2010

Recent SLA research recognizes the necessity of attention to grammar and demonstrates that form-focused instruction is especially effective when it is incorporated into a meaningful communicative context. Designed specifically for second-language teachers, this text identifies and explores the…
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Language and Bilingual Cognition

• Edited by Vivian Cook, and Benedetta Bassetti.

Published October 2010

This innovative volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of the relationship between language and cognition with a focus on bilinguals. It brings together contributions from international leading figures in various disciplines and showcases contemporary research on the emerging area of bilingual…
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Becoming Biliterate

Identity, Ideology, and Learning to Read and Write in Two Languages

• By Bobbie Kabuto.

Published July 2010

Through the real-life context of one child learning to be bilingual and biliterate, this book raises questions and provides a context for pre-service and practicing teachers to understand and reflect on how children learn to read and write in multiple languages. Highlighting the social and…
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Understanding Advanced Second-Language Reading

• By Elizabeth Bernhardt.

Published July 2010

What distinguishes this book is its broad, yet thorough, view of theory, process, and research on adult second-language reading. Offering extensive discussions of upper-register second-language texts (both expository and narrative) that adult second-language readers encounter daily across the globe…
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The Think-Aloud Controversy in Second Language Research

• By Melissa A. Bowles.

Published May 2010

The Think-Aloud Controversy in Second Language Research aims to answer key questions about the validity and uses of think-alouds, verbal reports completed by research participants while they perform a task. It offers an overview of how think-alouds have been used in language research and presents a…
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Conversation Analysis and Second Language Pedagogy

A Guide for ESL/ EFL Teachers

• By Jean Wong, and Hansun Zhang Waring.

Published April 2010

Conversation and speaking skills are the key building blocks for much of language learning. This text increases teachers’ awareness about spoken language and suggests ways of applying that knowledge to teaching second-language interaction skills based on insights from Conversation Analysis (CA).…
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Language and Culture

Reflective Narratives and the Emergence of Identity

• Edited by David Nunan, and Julie Choi.

Published March 2010

This state-of-the-art exploration of language, culture, and identity is orchestrated through prominent scholars’ and teachers’ narratives, each weaving together three elements: a personal account based on one or more memorable or critical incidents that occurred in the course of learning or using a…
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Questionnaires in Second Language Research

Construction, Administration, and Processing

• By Zoltán Dörnyei, and Tatsuya Taguchi.

Published November 2009

Questionnaires in Second Language Research: Construction, Administration, and Processing is the first guide in the second language field devoted to the question of how to produce and use questionnaires as reliable and valid research instruments. It offers a thorough overview of the theory of…
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Christian and Critical English Language Educators in Dialogue

Pedagogical and Ethical Dilemmas

• Edited by Mary Shepard Wong, and Suresh Canagarajah.

Published May 2009

The legacy of English teaching and Christian missionaries is a flashpoint within the field of English language teaching. This critical examination of the place of Christianity in the field is unique in presenting the voices of TESOL professionals from a wide range of religious and spiritual…
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Teaching Readers of English

Students, Texts, and Contexts

• By John Hedgcock, and Dana R. Ferris.

Published March 2009

A comprehensive manual for pre- and in-service ESL and EFL educators, this frontline text balances insights from current reading theory and research with highly practical, field-tested strategies for teaching and assessing L2 reading in secondary and post-secondary contexts. Teaching Readers…
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