Uptake in Incidental Focus-on-Form Episodes Concerning Formulaic Language in Advanced Adult EFL Classes

Autor/inn/en	Gholami, Leila; Gholami, Javad
Titel	Uptake in Incidental Focus-on-Form Episodes Concerning Formulaic Language in Advanced Adult EFL Classes
Quelle	In: Language Teaching Research, 24 (2020) 2, S.189-219 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gholami, Leila) ORCID (Gholami, Javad)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-1688
DOI	10.1177/1362168818783442
Schlagwörter	Advanced Courses; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Classroom Communication; Audio Equipment; Grammar; Vocabulary Development; Pronunciation; Spelling; Phrase Structure; Incidental Learning; Foreign Countries; Adult Students; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fortgeschrittenenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Klassengespräch; Audio-CD; Grammatik; Wortschatzarbeit; Aussprache; Schreibweise; Phrasenstruktur; Inzidentelles Lernen; Ausland; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	An extensive number of studies have examined the effectiveness of incidental focus on form (FonF) measured through uptake in primarily communicative activities and established an association between learners' uptake of linguistic features and their subsequent second language development. In this strand of research, the analysis of linguistic forms has been constrained to grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and spelling. However, as self-contained units of meaning, formulaic sequences (FSs), comprising collocations, lexical bundles, idioms, compounds, etc., have not yet been the object of FonF research. Inspired by the fact that a substantial proportion of natural discourse consists of FSs, the present study investigated the degree to which incidental focus-on-form episodes (FFEs) with formulaic vis-à-vis other linguistic foci occur, and the extent to which they result in (successful) uptake in English as a foreign language (EFL) classes. The data consisted of 36 hours of audio-recorded communicative classroom interactions from three advanced EFL classes. The findings revealed that, though not as frequently as other linguistic elements, learners and teachers regularly draw their attention to FSs. FFEs with formulaic focus, in general, and collocations, in particular, led to more uptake than those with other linguistic foci. Finally, among types of incidental FonF, the highest rate of (successful) uptake was observed in student-initiated FFEs with formulaic focus. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01