Approaching Grammar Instruction with a Form-Meaning-Function Perspective

Abstract

Why should second and foreign language teachers tune into instructed second language acquisition (ISLA)? There are many reasons, several of which have already been addressed in this forum. This paper examines one important benefit of keeping abreast of the field, namely, the opportunity for classroom instructors to extract pedagogical insights from ISLA research and apply them in a meaningful way to their teaching.

Keywords

• Second language acquisition
• SLA
• Language and education
• Education
• Applied linguistics
• Grammar
• Pedagogy
• ISLA
• Instructed second language acquisition