Peer Interaction and Second Language Learning :   Pedagogical Potential and Research Agenda / 
edited by Masatoshi Sato and Susan Ballinger. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Philadelphia :  John Benjamins Publishing Company,  2016. 
 - vi, 399 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Language Learning and Language Teaching  1569-9471 .
<br/><br/> Volume 45 in the Language learning and language teaching series. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>"This volume represents the first collection of empirical studies focusing on peer interaction for L2 learning. These studies aim to unveil the impact of mediating variables such as task type, mode of interaction, and social relationships on learners’ interactional behaviors and language development in this unique and pedagogically powerful learning context. To examine these issues, contributors employed quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods designs as well as cognitive, social, and sociocognitive theoretical frameworks. The majority of the studies are classroom based and were conducted in a rich array of settings covering five continents and encompassing a wide range of learner L1s and target languages. These settings include second and foreign language classrooms from primary to university level, content-based programs, online contexts, and after-school programs. To span the divide between research and practice, each study includes a section suggesting pedagogical implications." (Book Cover) CONTENTS:<br/> INTRODUCTION Understanding peer interaction: Research synthesis and directions / Masatoshi Sato and Susan Ballinger<br/> Section I. Interactional patterns and learner characteristics<br/> Chapter 1 Peer interaction and learning: A focus on the silent learner / Ana Fernandez Dobao Chapter 2 Peer interaction and metacognitive instruction in the EFL classroom / Akiko Fujii, Nicole Ziegler and Alison Mackey Chapter 3 Interaction or collaboration? Group dynamics in the foreign language classroom / Masatoshi Sato and Paula Viveros Chapter 4 Interactional behaviours of low-proficiency learners in small group work / Hyunsik Choi and Noriko Iwashita Chapter 5 Collaborative dialogue in a two-way Spanish/English immersion classroom: Does heterogeneous grouping promote peer linguistic scaffolding? / Amy Young, Amy and Diane J. Tedick<br/> Section II: Tasks and interactional modalities Chapter 6 Peer interaction in F2F and CMC contexts / Shawn Loewen and Dominik Wolff Chapter 7 Thai EFL learners' interaction during collaborative writing tasks and its relationship to text quality / Kim McDonough, William J. Crawford and Jindarat De Vleeschauwer Chapter 8 Engagement with the language: How examining learners' affective and social engagement explains successful learner-generated attention to form / Melissa Baralt, Laura Gurzynski-Weiss and YouJin Kim Chapter 9 EFL task-based interaction: Does task modality impact on language-related episodes? / Maria del Pilar Garcia Mayo and Agurtzane Azkarai Chapter 10 A focus on mode: Patterns of interaction in face-to-face and computer-mediated contexts / Amir Rouhshad and Neomy Storch Chapter 11 Small-group meta-analytic talk and Spanish L2 development / Kara Moranski and Paul D. Toth Section III: Learning settings Chapter 12 How adolescents use social discourse to open space for language learning during peer interactions / Melinda Martin-Beltran, Pei-Jie Chen, Natalia Guzman and Kayra Merrills<br/> Chapter 13 Peer interaction while learning to read in a new language / Martha Bigelow and Kendall King EPILOGUE New pathways in researching interaction / Jenefer Philp<br/> Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789027213334 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1569-9471 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Second language acquisition--Study and teaching.<br/>Language and languages--Study and teaching.<br/>Second language acquisition--Research.<br/>Interaction analysis in education--Research.<br/>Interlanguage (Language learning)--Research.