The Student View on Effective Practices in the College Elementary and Intermediate Foreign Language Classroom

Bibliographic Data

ID8938810
AuthorsDennis A Conrad (Clarke (United States), corresponding author), Dennis Conrad
Year1999
Volume32
Issue4
Pages494-512
Publication date1999-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueForeign Language Annals (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1944-9720.1999.tb00878.x
OpenAlexW2022103936
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited6

The majority of foreign language learners on our college campuses today are those that are engaged in such study in order to fulfill an institutional requirement, a common example being successful completion of the fourth‐semester course. Once the requirement has been met, formal foreign language study tends to cease. What does this particular type of foreign language student think of the foreign language‐learning experience? From their point of view, what activities or strategies are seen as being effective for their teaming? This article brings to light their opinions on some learning issues, notably those of expressivity and accuracy of target‐language production. The picture that emerges from the data suggests a blend of two leading considerations: using a structural approach involving corrective feedback and grammar, as well as a communicative approach where language is used for real communication purposes

Communicative language teaching · Comprehension approach · Corrective Feedback · Foreign language · Grammar · Language assessment · Language education · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Point (geometry · Computer Science · Educational and Psychological Assessments · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition · Psychology

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