EFL Teachers' Beliefs and Practices on Incidental Focus on Form

This book investigates the occurrence of incidental
focus on form in different levels of language
proficiency. It includes a comprehensive
introduction to the theoretical and pedagogical
aspects of incidental focus on form and offers a
wealth of relevant data extracts and examples taken
from a spectrum of EFL classes. The author provides
an overview of how the quantity and linguistic focus
of various types of incidental focus on form
episodes differ in elementary and advanced
proficiency levels. Moreover, the book focuses on
teachers beliefs towards incidental focus on form
and discusses the implications of utilizing
particular types of incidental focus on form in
EFL contexts. The textbook is a resource for
teachers who wish to optimize the use of incidental
focus on form in their classrooms.

Autorentext

Zhila Mohammadnia is an Assistant Professor in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from Tabriz University, Iran. She has been conducting research studies on ELT since 2000. Her research interests include focus on form in EFL settings and media discourse.

Klappentext

This book investigates the occurrence of incidental focus on form in different levels of language proficiency. It includes a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical and pedagogical aspects of incidental focus on form and offers a wealth of relevant data extracts and examples taken from a spectrum of EFL classes. The author provides an overview of how the quantity and linguistic focus of various types of incidental focus on form episodes differ in elementary and advanced proficiency levels. Moreover, the book focuses on teachers' beliefs towards incidental focus on form and discusses the implications of utilizing particular types of incidental focus on form in EFL contexts. The textbook is a resource for teachers who wish to optimize the use of incidental focus on form in their classrooms.