"This volume examines theoretical foundations, empirical research, and pedagogical implementations of focus on form.

Traditional language teaching can result in limited fluency, whereas communicative approaches tend to produce fluency with less accuracy. This book presents a potential solution to this dilemma. The paperback edition respects students' "internal linguistic syllabus" by drawing their attention to problematic linguistic features during communicative activities, thus providing an alternative to methodologies that treat accuracy and fluency separately. This volume examines theoretical foundations, empirical research, and a range of possible pedagogical implementations." (Publisher's Website)

CONTENTS Chapter 1. Issues and Terminology / Catherine Doughty and Jessica Williams

I THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF FOCUS ON FORM
Chapter 2. Focus on form: Theory, research, and practice / Michael H. Long and Peter Robinson
Chapter 3. Beyond focus on form: Cognitive perspectives on learning and practising second language grammar / Robert M. DeKeyser
Chapter 4. Focus on form through conscious reflection / Merrill Swain

II FOCUS ON FORM IN THE CLASSROOM
Chapter 5. Getting the learners' attention: A typographical input enhancement study / Joanna White
Chapter 6. Communicative focus on form / Catherine Doughty and Elizabeth Varela
Chapter 7. What kind of focus and on which forms? / Jessica Williams and Jacqueline Evans
Chapter 8. The role of focus-on-form tasks in promoting child L2 acquisition / Birgit Harley

III PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF FOCUS ON FORM
Chapter 9. The importance of timing in focus on form / Patsy M. Lightbown
Chapter 10. Pedagogical choices in focus on form / Catherine Doughty and Jessica Williams