Grammatical Theory and Metascience: A Critical Investigation Into the Methodological and Philosophical Foundations of "autonomous" Linguistics

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John Benjamins Publishing, Jan 1, 1978 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 355 pages
In this book, the author analyses the nature of the science of grammar. After presenting some methodological and historical background, he sets forth a theory of language and of grammar, showing that the science of grammar is not an empirical, but a normative science, comparable to logic and philosophy, characterized by the use of the method of explication.
 

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
1
Section I Variables affecting taskbased language learning and performance
21
Chapter 2 Effects of task complexity and pretask planning on Japanese EFL learners oral production
23
Chapter 3 Measuring task complexity
43
Chapter 4 Effects of strategic planning on the accuracy of oral and written tasks in the performance of Turkish EFL learners
67
Chapter 5 Effects of task instructions on text processing and learning in a Japanese EFL college nursing setting
89
Chapter 6 Task structure and patterns of interaction
109
Section II Implementation of taskbased language teaching
135
Chapter 10 Implementing computerassisted taskbased language teaching in the Korean secondary EFL context
215
Chapter 11 Taskbased language teaching through filmoriented activities in a teacher education program in Venezuela
241
Chapter 12 Taskbased language teacher education in an undergraduate program in Japan
267
Chapter 13 Incorporating a formative assessment cycle into taskbased language teaching in a university setting in Japan
287
Chapter 14 Language teachers perceptions of a taskbased learning programme in a French University
313
Epilogue What is next for taskbased language teaching?
343
Chapter 15 TBLT in EFL settings
345
About the contributors
359

Chapter 7 Patterns of corrective feedback in a taskbased adult EFL classroom setting in China
137
Chapter 8 Incidental learnergenerated focus on form in a taskbased EFL classroom
163
Chapter 9 Qualitative differences in novice teachers enactment of taskbased language teaching in Hong Kong primary classrooms
187

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