Readings in Second Language Pedagogy and Second Language Acquisition: In Japanese Context

The selected contributions of this volume focus on various issues related to second language pedagogy and second language acquisition in the Japanese context. Part I covers such topics as discourse pragmatics and cross-cultural pragmatics in language teaching; the instruction of conversation through training in story telling skills; task activities as a means for grammarization in grammar teaching; the development of a computerized speaking test and a proficiency scale for EFL learners; and the social aspects of the language teacher expertise. Part II deals with the cognitive transformation involved in the acquisition of syntactic structures; the application of ZPD to adult learners not only in terms of interpersonal interaction but also through interfacing with other media; examination of learners’ narrative data to analyze linguistic and gestural reference and to investigate learners’ use of phrasal verbs; learner’s strategy use in self-instruction that utilizes audiovisual materials; and network computer technology in computer-assisted language learning.

Table of contents

 

Message from the President Setsuho Ikehata	1–2
Center of Usage-Based Linguistic Informatics (UBLI) Yuji Kawaguchi	3–9
Preface Asako Yoshitomi, Tae Umino and Masashi Negishi	11–18
Part I. Teaching Perspective
Discourse Politeness Theory and Cross-Cultural Pragmatics Mayumi Usami	19–41
Teaching Conversational Storytelling Skills to Japanese Students of English: Why is it Necessary and What could be Taught? Takashi Suzuki	43–58
Integration of Theory and Practice in Grammar Teaching: Grammaring, Grammarization and Task Activities Hide Takashima and Rie Sugiura	59–74
A Computerized Test of Oral Proficiency: Development of an Automated Instrument Lynne Hansen and Joshua Rowe	75–82
How Much Do We Have in Common with the Common European Framework of Reference? The Applicability of the CEFR to an IRT-based English Proficiency Test in Japan Masashi Negishi	83–100
An Inquiry into the Social Aspects of Language Teacher Expertise Alison Stewart	101–118
Part II. Learning Perspective
Learning to Reframe: Japanese Benefactives, Metalinguistic Beliefs and the Identities of L2 Users Barbara Pizziconi	119–153
The Zone of Proximal Development and Second Language Acquisition: Beyond Social Interaction Amy Snyder Ohta	155–178
Manual Introduction of Animate Referents in L2 Narrative Discourse Keiko Yoshioka	179–199
The Use of Phrasal Verbs by Japanese Learners of English: Implications from Story Telling Data Asako Yoshitomi	201–225
Learning a Second Language through Audiovisual Media: A Longitudinal Investigation of Strategy Use and Development Tae Umino	227–246
Network-Based Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL): Emergent Research Issues Mark Peterson	247–262
Index of Proper Nouns	263–266
Index of Subjects	267–271
Contributors	273