%0 Book %A Yoshitomi, Asako %A Umino, Tae %A Negishi, Masashi, (eds) %T Readings in Second Language Pedagogy and Second Language Acquisition: In Japanese Context %D 2006 %I John Benjamins %R https://doi.org/10.1075/ubli.4 %U https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027293459, %X The selected contributions of this volume focus on various issues related to second language pedagogy and second language acquisition in the Japanese context. Part I covers such topics as discourse pragmatics and cross-cultural pragmatics in language teaching; the instruction of conversation through training in story telling skills; task activities as a means for grammarization in grammar teaching; the development of a computerized speaking test and a proficiency scale for EFL learners; and the social aspects of the language teacher expertise. Part II deals with the cognitive transformation involved in the acquisition of syntactic structures; the application of ZPD to adult learners not only in terms of interpersonal interaction but also through interfacing with other media; examination of learners’ narrative data to analyze linguistic and gestural reference and to investigate learners’ use of phrasal verbs; learner’s strategy use in self-instruction that utilizes audiovisual materials; and network computer technology in computer-assisted language learning.