Language, Culture and Identity in Applied Linguistics - Richard Kiely
The effects of processing instruction and meaning output-based instruction on the acquisition of the Italian subjunctive of doubt and opinion
Language, Culture and Identity in Applied Linguistics - Richard Kiely
Alessandro G. Benati [+]
University of Portsmouth
Professor Alessandro Benati is Professor of Second Language Acquisition and Head of School of Languages and Area Studies at the University of Portsmouth. He is internationally known for his research in second language learning and teaching, with special emphases on processing instruction. He is a pioneering researcher in the area of second language acquisition (SLA) and has built a reputation on two fronts. On one front, he is a premier Italian language scholar producing the most empirical work on the teaching and acquisition of Italian in the world. On the other front, he is a scholar in the more general field of instructed SLA, with an emphasis on the effects of formal instruction on the acquisition of grammatical properties by second language learners. He has a strong publications record with 12 established monographs, chapters and articles in international journals (Language Awareness, IRAL, and Language Teaching Research).
Description
The aim of the present study is to compare the effects of two instructional treatments Processing Instruction, PI and meaning output-based instruction, MOI delivered via isolated computer terminals in the acquisition of Italian subjunctive of doubt.