Ellis, Rod <br/><br/>
SLA Research and Language Teaching / 
Rod Ellis. 
 - Oxford, UK :  Oxford University Press,  1997. 
 - xiii, 280 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
 - Oxford Applied Linguistics .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Preface Part 1 : Background  Introduction  Chapter 1 : Second language acquisition research and language pedagogy Part 2 : Making research accessible  Introduction  Chapter 2 : Grammar teaching and grammar learning  Chapter 3 : Options in grammar teaching Part 3 : The application of theory  Introduction  Chapter 4 : A theory of instructed second language acquisition  Chapter 5 : The structural syllabus and second language acquisition  Chapter 6 : Acquisition-compatible grammar tasks Part 4 : Second language acquisition research in the classroom<br/>  Introduction  Chapter 7 : Learning to communicate in the classroom Part 5 : The teacher as researcher  Introduction  Chapter 8 : Focused communication tasks  Chapter 9 : Micro-evaluation: does a task work? Part 6 : Conclusion  Introduction  Chapter 10 : Mediation problems  Bibliography  Index 
<br/><br/> "This book presents SLA research as a source of specifications for teachers to explore in their own classrooms. The author sees the four main roles of SLA researchers as developing relevant theories, conducting their own classroom research, making research accessible to teachers, and facilitating action research. Each chapter addresses a major issue in the field of SLA and language teaching.-- Familiarizes you with the basic types of research design used in second language studies -- Gives you a genuine 'feel' for what doing research is like, by giving you specific roles (e.g. research subject, data collector, data analyst, reporter) within a variety of mini-studies. -- Explains different research types in detail: why they are used; how they are designed; what the different stages are for carrying them out; and how to evaluate them. -- Introduces you to some of the classic research studies into second language learning and encourages you to analyse and discuss them. -- Downloadable version of statistical tables and photocopiable worksheets on the Oxford Teachers' Club website." (Publisher's Website) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0194372154 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Second language acquisition.<br/>Language and languages--Study and teaching--Research.