An Instructional Proposal on Difficult Grammatical Features: A Case for Teaching English Articles to Adult Japanese Learners

Autor/in	Matsuzaki, Takeshi
Titel	An Instructional Proposal on Difficult Grammatical Features: A Case for Teaching English Articles to Adult Japanese Learners
Quelle	(1998), (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Grammar; Form Classes (Languages); Interference (Language); English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Adult Students; Asians; Memorization; Teaching Methods; Learning Theories; Foreign Countries; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grammatik; Analytischer Sprachbau; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Gedächtnistraining; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Ausland
Abstract	Anecdotal evidence tells us that certain L2 linguistic features are more difficult to learn than others. For post critical period English-as-a-foreign-language Japanese learners, English articles ([zero or null], "some," "a(n)," and "the") are notoriously difficult grammatical features. After providing the reasons why articles are difficult and outlining a range of theoretical claims on L2 use, learning, and instruction that are in line with the current trend in SLA theorizing, this paper proposes two specific ways to assist adult Japanese learners in acquiring the English article system, that is, having learners memorize lexical items and providing rules-of-thumb. (Contains 5 footnotes and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10