In this paper, a review of the role of input, output and instruction in second language acquisition is provided. Several pedagogical interventions in grammar instruction (e.g., processing instruction, input enhancement, structured output and collaborative output tasks) are presented and their effectiveness reviewed. A final and overall evaluation is provided at the end of the paper.

This paper mainly discussed the application of explicit instruction and implicit in second language teaching environment through comparison analysis. The discuss reason why is better than from two perspectives, first one direct instruction, error correction. Finally concluded that has more advantages suitable for teaching.

this paper examines the role of the structural syllabus in efl settings, particularly efl classes in iran. the paper starts with an overview of what the structural syllabus is. afterwards, the shortcom-ings of the structural syllabus are reviewed. next the role of formal grammar instruction is discussed in depth. finally it is suggested that because of the crucial role that grammar instruction ...

this study investigated the relative effects of deductive and inductive form-focused instruction (ffi) on the acquisition of 4 non-generic definite article uses(cultural, situational, structural, and textual) as assessed by explicit and implicit outcome measures. the tests utilized to assess efl learners' acquisition of definite article uses were timed and untimed grammaticality judgment t...

Abstract This study contributes to the explicit implicit debate by investigating which extent adult learners of Hungarian develop knowledge new grammar rules, and proficiency use them, through listening activities complemented with instruction or not. In a quasi-experimental study, we compared acquisition three specific rules 80 Flemish students in two conditions. Both methods involved activiti...

Argument maps as schematic representations of arguments and their logical and evidential relationships are effective diagrams for instruction in education as well as in L2 development. However, their use for teaching L2 writing in EFL contexts has not been adequately studied. Therefore, this study investigated the effect of argument mapping instruction on Iranian EFL learners’ writing achieveme...

Grammar instruction remains a contentious issue in the field of teaching and teacher education. It is generally agreed that attention to grammatical form necessary beneficial, but research still needed on some grammar-related issues. Because learners' mastery grammar key language proficiency, it essential examine teachers' attitudes towards instruction, valid measurement instrument required. As...

the purpose of the present study was to explore the effectiveness of raising iranian learners’ pragmatic awareness of intercultural rhetoric in enhancing their l2 writing ability, as well as their written complexity and accuracy. to this end, two 25-member groups of efl learners who were taking basic writing course at islamic azad university, roudehen branch, were selected based on their perfor...