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In:Foreign Language Research in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Edited by Kees de Bot, Ralph B. Ginsberg and Claire Kramsch
[Studies in Bilingualism 2] 1991
► pp. v–viii

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Published online: 19 April 1991
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Table of contents

Forewordix
Preface
I. Priorities in the US and in Europe1
Foreign Language Instruction and second Language Acquisition Research in the United States3
Empirical Foreign Language Reaserch in Europe21
Measurement and Research Design35
Focus on Form: A Design Feature in Language Teaching Methodology39
Pros, Cons, and Limits to Quantitative Approaches in Foreign Language Acquisition Research53
Ask A Stupid Question…: Testing Language Proficiency in the Context of Research Studies73
Item Response Theory and Reduced Redundancy Techniques: Some Notes on Recent Developments in Language Testing95
II. Teaching Environments113
Introduction to the Section on Teaching Environments115
Research on Language Teaching Methodologies: A Review of the Past and an Agenda for the Future119
Problems in Defining Instructional Methodologies133
Evaluation of Foreign Language Teaching Projects and Programmes145
The Characterization of Teaching and Learning Environments: Problems and Perspectives161
III. Learning Environments175
Introduction to the Section Learning Environments177
Some Ins and Outs of Foreign Language Classroom Research181
Linguistic Theory and Foreign Language Learning Environments197
Culture in Language Learning: A View from the United States217
Implications of Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Research and Practice in Foreign Language Learning241
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