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This book investigates innovative approaches to teaching and learning second language (L2) grammar by combining strategy-based instruction (SBI) with advanced computer-assisted language learning (CALL) tools, including artificial intelligence (AI).
List of contents
INTRODUCTION 1. Issues in learning and teaching second language grammar 2. Grammar learning strategies 3. Overview of research into teaching and learning grammar in CALL 4. 5. Findings of the study. Conclusion. Appendices
About the author
Miros¿aw Pawlak is Professor of English in the Department of English Studies, Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Adam Mickiewicz University, Kalisz, Poland, and the Department of Language and Communication, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Applied Sciences, Konin, Poland. His main areas of interest are form-focused instruction, corrective feedback, pronunciation teaching, learning strategies, motivation, willingness to communicate, grit, emotions, and study abroad. His most recent publications include
Boredom in the Foreign Language Classroom: A Micro-Perspective (with Joanna Zawodniak and Mariusz Kruk, 2020),
Exploring the Interface Between Individual Difference Variables and the Knowledge of Second Language Grammar (2021),
Understanding Emotions in English Language Learning in Virtual Worlds (with Mariusz Kruk, 2022, Routledge),
Individual Differences in Computer Assisted Language Learning Research (with Mariusz Kruk, 2022, Routledge), and
Teachers Reflecting on Boredom in the Language Classroom (with Mariusz Kruk and Joanna Zawodniak, 2024). He is editor of the journal
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching and the book series
Second Language Learning and Teaching.
Mariusz Kruk is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Zielona Góra, Poland, and the Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznä, Poland. His main areas of interest include individual difference variables and the application of technology in foreign language learning and teaching. His publications have appeared in various journals, including
Applied Linguistics Review,
Computer Assisted Language Learning,
ELT Journal,
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Language Teaching Research,
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching and
System. He is the author of the monograph
Investigating Dynamic Relationships among Individual Difference Variables in Learning English as a Foreign Language in a Virtual World (2021). He co-authored
Boredom in the Foreign Language Classroom: A Micro-Perspective with Miros¿aw Pawlak and Joanna Zawodniak (2020),
Understanding Emotions in English Language Learning in Virtual Worlds with Miros¿aw Pawlak (2022, Routledge),
Individual Differences in Computer Assisted Language Learning Research with Miros¿aw Pawlak (2022, Routledge) and
Teachers Reflecting on Boredom in the Language Classroom with Miros¿aw Pawlak and Joanna Zawodniak (2024, Equinox).
