Group Work in the English Language Curriculum

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Interaction in the Second Language Curriculum

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-3

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   2. An Ecological Perspective on the Interactive Second Language Classroom

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      Pages 5-30

   3. Teacher and Learner Roles in the Interactive Second Language Classroom

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      Pages 31-48

3. Group Work and the Second Language Curriculum

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-52

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   2. The Social Functions of Group Work: Optimising Interpersonal Relations

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      Pages 53-79

   3. Building Field Knowledge through Collective Thinking and the Joint Construction of Knowledge

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      Pages 80-110

   4. Using Groups to Promote Oral Fluency — Language Development in Interaction

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      Pages 111-124

   5. Emphasis on Language Form and Function — Group Work and the Development of Linguistic Knowledge

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      Pages 125-151

   6. Using Groups Strategically — Negotiating Textual Meanings through Group Work

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      Pages 152-176

   7. Integrating Group Work into Lesson and Unit Plans

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      Pages 177-200

4. Back Matter

   Pages 201-212

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This book explores how using small groups in second language classrooms supports language learning. Chappell's experience as a language teacher equips him to present a clear, evidence-based argument for the powerful influence group work has upon the opportunities for learning, and how it should therefore be an integral part of language lessons.

• English
• English language
• Integration
• language classroom
• Language Learning
• second language

• Macquarie University, Australia

  Philip Chappell

Philip Chappell is a Lecturer in the Linguistics Department at Macquarie University, Australia, where he convenes the Graduate Certificate of TESOL. His research interests are in classroom talk, sociocultural approaches to teacher cognition, dialogic pedagogy, and professional learning for English language teachers. He publishes in leading TESOL and Applied Linguistics journals.