Reflections on a Career in Second Language Studies: Promising Pathways for Future Research

Autor/in	Cohen, Andrew D.
Titel	Reflections on a Career in Second Language Studies: Promising Pathways for Future Research
Quelle	In: L2 Journal, 10 (2018) 1, S.1-19 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1945-0222
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Error Correction; Pragmatics; Language Tests; Learning Strategies; Teaching Methods; English (Second Language); Language Variation; Speech Acts; Web Sites; Multilingualism; Language Skill Attrition; Learning Motivation; Role; Language Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Korrektur; Pragmalinguistik; Language test; Sprachtest; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Sprachenvielfalt; Sprechakt; Web-Design; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Sprachverfall; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Rollen; Sprachforschung
Abstract	This article highlights a series of areas deemed worthy of attention by L2 researchers. In some cases the research effort would entail following up on studies initiated some years ago and in other cases the effort would involve relatively new research thrusts. The article includes ideas about research regarding: (1) "pathways to success in language learning"--language learners as informed consumers, the role of motivation in the L2-FL interface, orchestrating the inner voice for learning the L2, the impact of L2/FL error correction, the utilization and impact of websites accessed in support of language learning, and avoiding language attrition; (2) "language learner strategies"--the fluctuating functions of strategies, fine-tuning strategies for language learning, the language strategies of hyperpolyglots, and test-taking strategies; and (3) "the teaching and learning of L2 pragmatics"--attention to the less researched speech acts, the effects of explicit instruction in pragmatics, the learning of pragmatics in the L2 classroom from native- and nonnative teachers, and the teaching of pragmatics in World Englishes. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Berkeley Language Center, University of California. B-40 Dwinelle Hall #2640, Berkeley, CA 94720. Web site: http://escholarship.org/uc/uccllt_l2
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01