1st Edition

Practice and Automatization in Second Language Research Perspectives from Skill Acquisition Theory and Cognitive Psychology

Edited By Yuichi Suzuki Copyright 2024
296 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

296 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

296 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Practice is a recurring and popular theme in language education. However, the concepts of practice and automatization have recently received renewed theoretical and practical interest and are increasingly being explored from the skill acquisition theory and cognitive psychology perspectives. In this volume, leading scholars discuss the optimal types, amounts, and schedules of practice for... Read more

List of contributors     

Acknowledgements

 

Chapter 1 Introduction: Practice and Automatization in a Second Language

Yuichi Suzuki

 

PART I Foundations

Chapter 2 Explicit learning at the initial stages of SLA: Optimizing input and intake processing

Yuichi Suzuki, Tatsuya Nakata, and John Rogers

 

Chapter 3 Skill learning theories and language teaching: Different strokes for different folks

Masatoshi Sato

 

PART II Teaching Approaches and Contexts

Chapter 4 Situating practice in a limited-exposure, foreign languages school curriculum Emma Marsden and Rachel Hawkes

 

Chapter 5 Supporting individualized practice through Intelligent CALL

Simon Ruiz, Patrick Rebuschat, and Detmar Meurers

 

Chapter 6 Integrating systematic practice into task-based language teaching

Craig Lambert

 

Chapter 7 Practice in study abroad contexts

Kevin McManus

 

PART III Methodological Synthesis

Chapter 8 A synthesis of L2 practice research: What is “practice” and how has it been investigated?

Ryo Maie and Aline Godfroid

 

Chapter 9 Measuring automaticity in a second language: A methodological synthesis of experimental tasks over three decades (1990-2021)

Yuichi Suzuki and Irina Elgort

 

Chapter 10 Measuring speaking and writing fluency: A methodological synthesis focusing on automaticity

Shungo Suzuki and Andrea Révész

 

Chapter 11 Conclusion: Future directions of practice and automatization research

Yuichi Suzuki

 

Index

 

 

Biography

Yuichi Suzuki is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies at Kanagawa University, Japan.