2. Optimal conditions for SLA
A lot of scholars proposed the optimal conditions for SLA. The commonalities among these descriptions of optimal conditions for second language acquisition are clear. They stress the importance of creating opportunities for students to have reason to attend to the language, of giving them ample opportunity to use the language for both meaning-focused communicat
Ⅲ. Classroom analysis (1)
- Excerpt 1
1. T: I’m going to ask you some questions first. I’m going to ask you some other questions too. Okay, ready? All right, Okay, What time is Joe meeting dave at the park? What time is Joe meeting date at the park? What time is Joe meeting date at the park?
2. Danny : Joe meeting
3. T: Joe meeting?
4. Danny : Joe was
5. T: Was?
6. Danny :
New grammatical terminology
“Past continuous” (Form-focused instruction)
Teacher’s repetition of question
Verbal scaffolds
Meaning to Form-focused instruction
”I have a question”: Student’s initiation
T : Andy kept pointing toward the fridge with a hopeful expression. Do you know what hopeful expression is? What is hopeful expression?
S : Helpful.
T : Helpful? Helpful
New grammatical terminology
“Past continuous” (Form-focused instruction)
Teacher’s repetition of question
Verbal scaffolds
Meaning to Form-focused instruction
”I have a question”: Student’s initiation
T : Andy kept pointing toward the fridge with a hopeful expression. Do you know what hopeful expression is? What is hopeful expression?
S : Helpful.
T : Helpful? Helpful an