1st Group SLA:

1. Rulia Iva Dhalina 0203517053

2. Adhe Risky Mayasari 0203518072
3. Diah Ayu Setianingrum 0203518073

Summary of Second Language Acquisition

Group 1.3 Introduction & Methode of Researching learning in the Second Language
Classroom

Introduction

There are three different perspectives among second language researcher in classroom
interaction research, the first perspective is that found in comparative method studies. A
second perspective involves going inside the ‘black box’ (learner mind) of the classroom it
self. A third perspective involves investigating the effect of the formal interaction.

First of all, this chapter will consider some of the principal resaecrh methods that have been
used to investigate the role of classroom interaction in language learning. Finally
consideration is given to the relationship between classroom interaction and L2 learning and
in particular, whether classroom environtment are capable of providing the kinds of
opportunities needed to develop full L2 competence.

Methods of researching learning in the second language classroom:

Tradition Typical Issues Methods

Psychometric Language gain from different
methods, materials,
treatments
Interaction Analysis Extent to which learner
behaviour is a function of
teacher determined
interaction
Discourse Analysis Analysis of classroom
discourse in linguistics terms
Ethnographic Obtain insights into the
classroom as a cultural
system
A summary of Chaudron’s Four Research Traditions in L2 Classroom Research
(Taken from Nunan 1990 b: 23)
Experimental method- pre-
and post-tests with
experimental and control
groups
Coding classroom
interactions in terms of
various observation systems
and schedules
Study classroom transcripts
and assign utterances to pre
determined categories
Naturalistic ‘uncontrolled’
observation and description

Psychometric and Interaction analysis traditions typically involve ‘quantitative’ and

‘explanatory’ research, while the discourse analysis and ethnographic traditions make use of
more ‘qualitative’ and ‘descriptive’ methods.