The impact of formal instruction on second language grammatical accuracy

It is commonly observed that many individuals continue to make grammatical errors in speaking a second/foreign language in spite of long years of study of the language and/or many years of residence in a country where the language is spoken. Although it was once commonly accepted that formal instruction (i.e., instruction emphasizing the grammatical forms of the language) could improve grammatical accuracy, there is now considerable debate about this issue. The purpose of the study was to investigate the extent to which and how such formal instruction could improve second language grammatical accuracy.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Liou, Hsien-Chin

• Education, Language and Literature
• Education, Curriculum and Instruction

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1989 Liou, Hsien-Chin

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9010938
(UMI)AAI9010938

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/22499