Japanese Language Teaching A Communicative Approach [Hardcover]

Japanese Language Teaching examines the practical aspects of the acquisition of Japanese as a second language, underpinned by current theory and research. Each chapter examines the theory and practice of language teaching, and progresses to a consideration of the practical design of tasks for teaching. The final section applies theory and practice to an empirical case study, drawn from a classroom with Japanese as a second language. With its emphasis on practice underpinned by contemporary theory, this book will be of interest to postgraduates studying second language acquisition and applied linguistics.

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction Abbreviations I: Preliminary considerations 1: Preliminary considerations 2: The Role of Focus on Form II: Communicative Language Teaching: Grammar and Communicative Tasks 3: Communicative Language Teaching 4: The role and practice of grammar teaching: designing communicative grammar 5: Designing Communicative Tasks in teaching Japanese III: Classroom Research 6: The experimental methodology 7: A classroom experimental study on the effects of grammar instruction in the acquisition of Japanese Conclusion References Index