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Interactive Alignment of Multisyllabic Stress Patterns in a Second Language Classroom
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Trofimovich, Pavel; McDonough, Kim; Foote, Jennifer A. – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2014
The current study explored the occurrence of stress pattern alignment during peer interaction in a second language (L2) classroom. Interactive alignment is a sociocognitive phenomenon in which interlocutors reuse each other's expressions, structures, and pronunciation patterns during conversation. Students (N = 41) enrolled in a…
Descriptors: Phonology, Intonation, Pronunciation, Second Language Learning
Using Collaborative Tasks to Elicit Auditory and Structural Priming
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Trofimovich, Pavel; McDonough, Kim; Neumann, Heike – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2013
Interaction between second language (L2) learners in which the primary goal is the communication of meaning rather than the manipulation of language forms is widely regarded as beneficial for L2 learning from a variety of theoretical and pedagogical perspectives. Besides learning opportunities created through interactional feedback, modified…
Descriptors: Grammar, Priming, Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning
Collaborative Dialogue between Thai EFL Learners during Self-Access Computer Activities
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McDonough, Kim; Sunitham, Wichian – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2009
Previous studies have shown that second language (L2) learners use language to reflect on language form when they carry out collaborative classroom-based activities, and that they generally remember the language forms that they had discussed. The current study similarly investigated whether learners reflect on and remember language forms, but…
Descriptors: Grammar, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Teachers' and Learners' Reactions to a Task-Based EFL Course in Thailand
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McDonough, Kim; Chaikitmongkol, Wanpen – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2007
Although many studies have described the L2 learning opportunities created by individual tasks, considerably less research has investigated task-based syllabi and courses (Bruton, 2002; Candlin, 2001; Ellis, 2003; Skehan, 2003). This case study investigated teachers' and learners' reactions to a task-based EFL course at a Thai university. A team…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning