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Form-Focused Instruction: Providing the Theoretical Basis

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Exploring the Role of Strategic Intervention in Form-focused Instruction

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Although the overwhelming part of the volume is devoted to the concept of language learning strategies, it seems fitting to present the notion of grammar in greater detail. The most important reason is that the empirical part of this work pertains to grammar learning strategies (GLS) which learners opt for when they learn the target language (TL). Therefore, this chapter will serve as a theoretical introduction outlining the most significant issues connected with grammar instruction.

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Trendak, O. (2015). Form-Focused Instruction: Providing the Theoretical Basis. In: Exploring the Role of Strategic Intervention in Form-focused Instruction. Second Language Learning and Teaching. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12433-9_1

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