Rod Ellis is winner of the BAAL Book Prize in 1985 for the best book published in applied linguistics. Formerly Professor and Head of Department in the School of Language Studies, Ealing College of Higher Education.

• Preface viiList of abbreviations ix1. Investigating Classroom Language Learning 12. Behaviourist Learning Theory and Classroom Language Learning 193. Naturalistic Language Learning and Classroom Language Learning 324. Classroom Process Research 645. The Relationship between Classroom Interaction and Language Learning 936. Formal Instruction and Language Learning 1307. A Theory of Classroom Language Learning 1748. Final Comments 199 Bibliography 205Index 225

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