Practice and Automatization in Second Language Research

Practice is a recurring and popular theme in language education. However, the concepts of practice and automatization have recently received renewed theoretical and practical interest and are increasingly being explored from the skill acquisition theory and cognitive psychology perspectives. In this volume, leading scholars discuss the optimal types, amounts, and schedules of practice for specific language structures and skills, as well as for various types of learners and learning contexts, to facilitate second language development. They illuminate how practice is instantiated for specific groups of teachers and learners in diverse institutionalized contexts, such as foreign language curriculum development, intelligent computer-assisted language learning systems, task-based language teaching, and study abroad. Furthermore, original methodological syntheses of extant research on practice and automatization are presented, along with guides for conducting empirical research on these topics. Practice and Automatization in Second Language Research: Perspectives from Skill Acquisition Theory and Cognitive Psychology is a valuable resource and reference for graduate students and researchers in the field of SLA and applied linguistics.

Yuichi Suzuki is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies at Kanagawa University, Japan.

List of contributors Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Introduction: Practice and Automatization in a Second Language Yuichi Suzuki PART I Foundations Chapter 2 Explicit learning at the initial stages of SLA: Optimizing input and intake processing Yuichi Suzuki, Tatsuya Nakata, and John Rogers Chapter 3 Skill learning theories and language teaching: Different strokes for different folks Masatoshi Sato PART II Teaching Approaches and Contexts Chapter 4 Situating practice in a limited-exposure, foreign languages school curriculum Emma Marsden and Rachel Hawkes Chapter 5 Supporting individualized practice through Intelligent CALL Simon Ruiz, Patrick Rebuschat, and Detmar Meurers Chapter 6 Integrating systematic practice into task-based language teaching Craig Lambert Chapter 7 Practice in study abroad contexts Kevin McManus PART III Methodological Synthesis Chapter 8 A synthesis of L2 practice research: What is "practice" and how has it been investigated? Ryo Maie and Aline Godfroid Chapter 9 Measuring automaticity in a second language: A methodological synthesis of experimental tasks over three decades (1990-2021) Yuichi Suzuki and Irina Elgort Chapter 10 Measuring speaking and writing fluency: A methodological synthesis focusing on automaticity Shungo Suzuki and Andrea Révész Chapter 11 Conclusion: Future directions of practice and automatization research Yuichi Suzuki Index