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The Effects of Focus on Forms and Focus on Form in Teaching Complex Grammatical Structures
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Pawlak, Miroslaw – Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2012
The classroom-based study reported in the present paper sought to compare the effectiveness of the focus on forms (FonFs) and focus on form (FonF) approach in teaching English third conditional to Polish high school students. It involved three intact classes, randomly designated as FonF (n = 34), FonFs (n = 36), and Control (n = 35) with a pretest…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grammar, English (Second Language), Feedback (Response)
A Critical Approach to English Material Development and Language Planning in Iran
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Sarhady, Taher – Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2009
While teaching and learning English as an international language is flourishing throughout the world, it seems that this process has encountered breakdowns in Iran. Despite the fact that there is a strong relationship between age and language learning, this has escaped notice in practice in our country. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate two…
Descriptors: High Schools, Language Planning, Technical Institutes, Textbooks