Extending the Boundaries of Research on Second Language Learning and Teaching

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Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Influence of Visual Input Enhancement on the Acquisition of English Embedded Questions....Pages 3-13
Focused Communication Tasks as a Way of Developing Accurate Speaking at the Advanced Level....Pages 15-28
Grammar Instruction in ELT: Insights from the Classroom....Pages 29-39
Taking a Hard Look at the Task-Based Approach: Do Learners’ Speaking Skills Really Develop and if So, How?....Pages 41-50
Teachers’ Use of Internet Resources for Preparing English Lessons....Pages 51-60
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How to Develop Intercultural Competence in a Business English Classroom in Poland?....Pages 63-75
Strangers in Paradise: The Role of Target Language Culture in Foreign Language Teaching Materials....Pages 77-91
British Politeness in a Polish ESL/EFL Classroom?....Pages 93-102
Poles Experiencing English (and Much More!) in Ireland....Pages 103-110
American Studies Web Resources: Are They Keeping Up with the Joneses?....Pages 111-126
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Intelligence in Gifted L2 Learners....Pages 129-142
Anxiety as a Cause of Poor Language Learning in Pakistan: A Case Study....Pages 143-148
Anxiety as a Factor Influencing the Use of Language Learning Strategies....Pages 149-165
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Second Language Teacher Education: Shifting Paradigms and Future Challenges....Pages 169-179
The First Year in the Classroom: Crossing the Borderland from Being a Student to Being a Teacher....Pages 181-195
 Teacher Presence and Classroom Awareness : On the Nature of Critical Incidents in Foreign Language Instruction....Pages 197-209
Foreign Language Teacher Burnout: A Research Proposal....Pages 211-223
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Away from the Input: Affordance as a Way of Activating Personal Touch to Language Learning....Pages 227-239
Cognitive Linguistics and Foreign Language Pedagogy: An Overview of Recent Trends and Developments....Pages 241-262
Across the Borders of Typhlopedagogy and SLA: New Research Problems, Recent Findings, Perspectives....Pages 263-274
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New Perspectives in Language Assessment: The Interpretivist Revolution....Pages 275-285
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Mix? Yes, but How? Mixed Methods Research Illustarted....Pages 289-300
Reconstructive Elicited Imitation as a Tool for Measuring Implicit L2 Knowledge....Pages 301-315
Some Methodological Issues in Second-Language Speech Research: Participant Selection and Experimental Design....Pages 317-326
Crossing Frontiers in the Think Aloud on Reading: Revealing Text-Recounting Method Effect....Pages 327-338