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Focus on form in an EFL context: learners' uptake

Focus on Form (FoF) as a new approach for teaching a second or foreign language has been an ongoing discussion issue among researchers and methodologists. Uptake that is learners’ response to formal instruction has been used as a gauge to measure the degree of effectiveness. While there have been se...

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Main Authors: Shamsudin, S., Karim, H. R.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2013
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HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/51076/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.01.188
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spelling my.utm.510762017-09-17T06:42:11Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/51076/ Focus on form in an EFL context: learners' uptake Shamsudin, S. Karim, H. R. HD Industries. Land use. Labor Focus on Form (FoF) as a new approach for teaching a second or foreign language has been an ongoing discussion issue among researchers and methodologists. Uptake that is learners’ response to formal instruction has been used as a gauge to measure the degree of effectiveness. While there have been several attempts to research on the extent of uptake in ESL context, similar effort is required in EFL classes. This study by implementing FoF approach in eight sessions of four classes of a language school in Iran, and searching for uptake instances in Focus on Form Episodes, tries to give a picture of uptake in an EFL context and to contribute to deepening the notion in foreign language teaching pedagogy. 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Shamsudin, S. and Karim, H. R. (2013) Focus on form in an EFL context: learners' uptake. In: Akdeniz Language Studies Conference. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.01.188
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topic HD Industries. Land use. Labor
spellingShingle HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Shamsudin, S.
Karim, H. R.
Focus on form in an EFL context: learners' uptake
description Focus on Form (FoF) as a new approach for teaching a second or foreign language has been an ongoing discussion issue among researchers and methodologists. Uptake that is learners’ response to formal instruction has been used as a gauge to measure the degree of effectiveness. While there have been several attempts to research on the extent of uptake in ESL context, similar effort is required in EFL classes. This study by implementing FoF approach in eight sessions of four classes of a language school in Iran, and searching for uptake instances in Focus on Form Episodes, tries to give a picture of uptake in an EFL context and to contribute to deepening the notion in foreign language teaching pedagogy.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Shamsudin, S.
Karim, H. R.
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title Focus on form in an EFL context: learners' uptake
title_short Focus on form in an EFL context: learners' uptake
title_full Focus on form in an EFL context: learners' uptake
title_fullStr Focus on form in an EFL context: learners' uptake
title_full_unstemmed Focus on form in an EFL context: learners' uptake
title_sort focus on form in an efl context: learners' uptake
publishDate 2013
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/51076/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.01.188
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