Pedagogical grammar

This book provides a comprehensive overview of pedagogical grammar research and explores its implications for the teaching of grammar in second language classrooms. Drawing on several research domains (e.g., corpus linguistics, task-based language teaching) and a number of theoretical orientations (e.g., cognitive, sociocultural), the book proposes a framework for pedagogical grammar which brings together three major areas of inquiry: (1) descriptions of grammar in use, (2) descriptions of grammar acquisition processes, and (3) investigations of the relative effectiveness of different approach.

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L2 learners play an important role in the L2 grammar acquisition of their peers

Pedagogical Grammar; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Pedagogical grammar: A framework for language teachers; 2. Pedagogical grammar in applied linguistics: A historical overview; Grammar teaching's first major challenge: The Audiolingual Method; New theories of language competence: The Chomskyan revolution; Language competence: More than just grammar?; Communicative language teaching; Reconsidering the role of grammar in the L2 classroom; Making input comprehensible: The role of interaction; Researching the effectiveness of communicative classrooms

Beyond input: Pushed output and noticing in L2 developmentFocus on form in the second language classroom; Summary; Suggestions for further reading; 3. What is grammar and how can it be described?; A pedagogic framework for grammar description; Corpus linguistics and the study of language performance; Frequency-based descriptions of grammar use; A corpus-informed revolution in L2 grammar teaching?; Summary; Suggestions for further reading; 4. The lexis-grammar interface: Phraseology, collocation, and formulaic sequences; Formulaic language and grammar description

Identifying and describing formulaic sequen…