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Second Language Acquisition and the Younger Learner: Child's play?Edited by Jenefer Philp, Rhonda Oliver and Alison Mackey
[Language Learning & Language Teaching 23] 2008
► pp. 131–147
The impact of teacher input, guidance and feedback on ESL children's task-based interactions
Rhonda Oliver | Edith Cowan University
Jenefer Philp | University of Auckland
Alison Mackey | Georgetown University
In this chapter we examine children’s interaction during authentic lessons involving tasks in L2 classrooms, comparing the effects of teacher guidance for 5–7 year olds (n = 22) and 11–12 year olds (n = 20). Three experimental conditions representing a continuum of teacher guidance were examined: task instructions alone, task instructions with examples, and task instructions followed by on-task guidance and feedback. In all conditions, regardless of age, children interacted in ways deemed facilitative of language learning, although older children seemed to benefit most from on-task guidance. We discuss these findings in terms of the potential benefits of tasks for L2 production and interaction in children’s ESL classrooms, as well as the under-researched but important role of the teacher’s input and guidance.
Published online: 01 October 2008
https://doi.org/10.1075/lllt.23.09oli
https://doi.org/10.1075/lllt.23.09oli
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