Foreign Language Research in Cross-Cultural Perspective

Abstract

1. Foreword (by Lambert, Richard D.) 2. Preface (by Bot, Kees de) 3. I. Priorities in the US and in Europe 4. Foreign Language Instruction and second Language Acquisition Research in the United States (by Ferguson, Charles A.) 5. Empirical Foreign Language Reaserch in Europe (by Els, Theo van) 6. Measurement and Research Design (by Ginsberg, Ralph B.) 7. Focus on Form: A Design Feature in Language Teaching Methodology (by Long, Mike) 8. Pros, Cons, and Limits to Quantitative Approaches in Foreign Language Acquisition Research (by Lambert, Wallace E.) 9. Ask A Stupid Question...: Testing Language Proficiency in the Context of Research Studies (by Klein-Braley, Christine) 10. Item Response Theory and Reduced Redundancy Techniques: Some Notes on Recent Developments in Language Testing (by Oscarson, Mats) 11. II. Teaching Environments 12. Introduction to the Section on Teaching Environments (by Bot, Kees de) 13. Research on Language Teaching Methodologies: A Review of the Past and an Agenda for the Future (by Larsen-Freeman, Diane) 14. Problems in Defining Instructional Methodologies (by Brumfit, Christopher) 15. Evaluation of Foreign Language Teaching Projects and Programmes (by Mitchell, Rosamond) 16. The Characterization of Teaching and Learning Environments: Problems and Perspectives (by Allwright, Dick) 17. III. Learning Environments 18. Introduction to the Section Learning Environments (by Kramsch, Claire) 19. Some Ins and Outs of Foreign Language Classroom Research (by Edmondson, Willis J.) 20. Linguistic Theory and Foreign Language Learning Environments (by Flynn, Suzanne) 21. Culture in Language Learning: A View from the United States (by Kramsch, Claire) 22. Implications of Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Research and Practice in Foreign Language Learning (by Ginsberg, Ralph B.)