Understanding Interaction in the Second Language Classroom Context

by Noriko Iwashita, Assistant Professor in Second Language Education Phung Dao, Mai Xuan Nhat Chi Nguyen

This book provides an overview and analysis of the role that classroom interaction plays in instructed second language acquisition. The authors synthesise current state-of-the-art research on how classroom interaction benefits L2 learning through the lens of three theoretical perspectives: cognitive-interactionist (with a focus on how conversational interaction may promote L2 processing and learning), sociocultural (which assumes that cognitive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800410387
• ISBN13: 9781800410381
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 230 Pages