Practical Nature of L2 Teaching

Joan Kelly Hall is Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics at the Pennsylvania State University. Her research draws on conversation analysis and interactional linguistics to document the specialized interactional practices and actions of teaching-and-learning found in instructional settings. Yingliang He is a PhD candidate in the Department of Applied Linguistics at the Pennsylvania State University. His research uses conversation analysis to investigate academic discourse. He has also conducted work in cognitive linguistics on cross-cultural and cross-linguistic conceptual metaphors. Su Yin Khor is Professor of Writing and Rhetoric and Director of the Writing Program at College of the Atlantic. Her research focuses on second language learning and teaching, specifically second language writing, literacy, and language socialization.

Using naturally occurring classroom interaction data as the basis for the identification of teachables, this book proves to be an excellent outlet for language teachers and teacher educators as a data-led example of evidence-based L2 teaching.Doç. Dr. Ufuk Balaman, TED University, TürkiyeBy setting classroom practices against the backdrop of their counterparts in everyday interaction, Hall, He, and Khor throw into sharp relief what makes the practical work of second language (L2) teaching unique. With thoughtfully designed pre-reading questions, guided analyses, and post-reading activities, the authors have not only offered us a state-of-art account of L2 teaching but also immense opportunities to engage with the reality of L2 teaching first-hand. The volume will serve as an excellent text for any second language teacher training program that takes classroom interaction seriously.Hansun Zhang Waring, Teacher College, Columbia University, USA

• PrefaceChapter 1 The Practical Work of L2 Teaching: A Conversation Analytic PerspectiveChapter 2 Sequencing Instruction: Opening, Transitioning, and Closing Instructional ProjectsChapter 3 Turn Taking: Managing Student Participation OpportunitiesChapter 4 Framing Activities: Giving InstructionsChapter 5 Leading Whole Group Activities: Information-Seeking SequencesChapter 6 Aligning and Affiliating: Mobilizing Learner Contributions Chapter 7 Epistemics in the L2 Classroom: Building and Displaying KnowledgeChapter 8 Facilitating Learning: Assessing and Correcting Learners’ ErrorsChapter 9 Repair and Self-Talk: Handling Troubles in Speaking and Hearing and Other Unexpected MomentsChapter 10 The Practical Nature of L2 Teaching: PostscriptAppendixIndex