Classroom Discourse in Second Language Acquisition and Learning

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-42
Author(s):  
Ponnammal Aruna Devi
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Classroom Discourse

Modified Input as an Aid to Comprehension

1985 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Kelch
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Classroom Discourse ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Second Language Teachers

Much work in the field of second language acquisition (SLA) has focused on the linguistic adjustments made by native speakers (NSs) when speaking to non-native speakers (NNSs) of that language. Modifications of speech to NNSs are usually assumed to be an attempt to make the target language more comprehensible. The study of second language teachers' classroom discourse has contributed to a thorough description of such modifications, which in general may be termed foreigner talk (FT).

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