Theory, Research and Pedagogy in Learning and Teaching Japanese Grammar

This edited book focuses on the role of different types of pedagogical solutions in the acquisition of the Japanese grammatical system by reviewing, assessing and measuring current theory and research. Findings from this research have implications for the way Japanese grammar is learned and taught in a classroom context. The editors and contributors address a number of questions around the role of Japanese grammar learning and teaching such as: what is the role of instruction in Japanese second language acquisition? What are the main findings of empirical research into the acquisition of Japanese grammar? Is any one particular pedagogical intervention or solution to the teaching of Japanese grammar more effective than another? What pedagogical options do we have for the teaching of Japanese grammar? This book offers a unique insight into its practical implications for Japanese language learning and teaching for applied linguists, researchers, language teaching professionals and curriculum developers alike.

Auteur

Professor Alessandro Benati is the Head of the English Department at the American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. He is honorary visiting professor at the University of York St John, UK. Alessandro has co-ordinated national and international high-impact research projects funded by the European Union, Leverhulme Trust, British Academy, Sassakawa Foundation, Japanese MEXT, and the School Challenge. He is a member of the AHRC Peer Review College and the REF Panel 2021.He is currently working on two monographs (Key Questions in Second Language Acquisition: An Introduction *and Key Issues in Second Language *Teaching) for Cambridge University Press.

Sayoko Yamashita is Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences at Jissen Women's University, Japan. She holds an Ed.D, and specializes in applied linguistics, SLA, and pragmatics. Her publications include Six Measures in JSL Pragmatics, Politeness in classrooms-comparison between JSL and EFL classrooms in Selected Research Papers in Applied Linguistics, and Investigating interlanguage pragmatics ability in Investigating Pragmatics in Foreign Language Learning, Teaching and Testing.

Contenu

• Introduction.- PART I: Theoretical Perspectives.- Chapter 1. Theoretical views on the role of grammar instruction.- Chapter 2. Review of classroom-based research on the acquisition of Japanese grammar.- PART II: Research and Pedagogical Applications.- Chapter 3. Processing Instruction and the acquisition of Japanese morphology and syntax.- Chapter 4. L2 Learners and the apparent problem of morphology: Evidence from L2 Japanese.- Chapter 5. The role of linguistic explanation on the acquisition of Japanese imperfective -teiru.- Chapter 6. Grammar for reading Japanese as a second language:Variation of stance expressions utilizing to omou in different written registers.- Chapter 7. An integrated grammar-pragmatics approach: Teaching style shifting in Japanese.