Implicit and Explicit Grammar: An Empirical Study

@article{citeulike:2954644, abstract = {Foreign language learners are commonly taught explicit rules of grammar, but often fail to apply them when confronted with communicative tasks. How well ha ve they learnt the rules? Do they recognize where they are to be applied? A re they better at some rules than others? Above all, how is getting the language right related to explicit rule knowledge? Twelve errors commonly committed by German pupils performing com-municative tasks in English were put before 300 German learners of English at different levels. They were asked to state the rules they believed had been trans-gressed and to correct the errors. A peer group of 50 native speakers of English was given the same test. The learners' ability to state relevant rules and supply appropriate corrections for the errors is examined with reference to some of the assumptions and expectations that lie behind explicit grammar teaching. 10.1093/applin/13.2.168}, author = {Green, Peter S. and Hecht, Karlheinz }, citeulike-article-id = {2954644}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/applin/13.2.168}, journal = {Applied Linguistics}, keywords = {explicit\_grammar\_instruction, grammar, implicit\_grammar\_instruction}, month = {June}, number = {2}, pages = {168--184}, posted-at = {2008-07-03 00:35:13}, priority = {2}, title = {Implicit and Explicit Grammar: An Empirical Study}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/applin/13.2.168}, volume = {13}, year = {1992} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2954644 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2954644 TI - Implicit and Explicit Grammar: An Empirical Study JF - Applied Linguistics VL - 13 IS - 2 SP - 168 EP - 184 N2 - Foreign language learners are commonly taught explicit rules of grammar, but often fail to apply them when confronted with communicative tasks. How well ha ve they learnt the rules? Do they recognize where they are to be applied? A re they better at some rules than others? Above all, how is getting the language right related to explicit rule knowledge? Twelve errors commonly committed by German pupils performing com-municative tasks in English were put before 300 German learners of English at different levels. They were asked to state the rules they believed had been trans-gressed and to correct the errors. A peer group of 50 native speakers of English was given the same test. The learners' ability to state relevant rules and supply appropriate corrections for the errors is examined with reference to some of the assumptions and expectations that lie behind explicit grammar teaching. 10.1093/applin/13.2.168 KW - explicit_grammar_instruction KW - grammar KW - implicit_grammar_instruction AU - Green, Peter AU - Hecht, Karlheinz PY - 1992/06/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/applin/13.2.168 ER -