Publications

Publication details [#49928]

Swain, Merrill and Yuko Watanabe. 2007. Effects of proficiency differences and patterns of pair interaction on second language learning: collaborative dialogue between adult ESL learners. Language Teaching Research 11 (2) : 121–142.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

cooperation | dialogic | language proficiency | second language acquisition

Language as a subject

English

Place, Publisher

SAGE Publications

Annotation

This study demonstrates that collaborative dialogue between adult English as a second language learners positively effects learners' scores, regardless of their partners' English language proficiency levels.