In March 2015, TIRF and Routledge will release Teaching and Learning English Grammar, the second volume in the series, “Global Research on Teaching and Learning English,” which is co-published by TIRF and Routledge. This volume is co-edited by TIRF Trustees MaryAnn Christison (University of Utah) and Donna Christian (Center for Applied Linguistics), former TIRF Trustee Patricia Duff (University of British Columbia), and long-time TIRF supporter, Nina Spada (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education).
An important contribution to the emerging body of research-based knowledge about English grammar, this volume presents empirical studies along with syntheses and overviews of previous and ongoing work on the teaching and learning of grammar for students of English as a second/foreign language. It explores a variety of approaches, including form-focused instruction, content and language integration, corpus-based lexicogrammatical approaches, and social perspectives on grammar instruction.
Nine chapter authors are TIRF Priority Research Grant or Doctoral Dissertation Grant awardees, and four overview chapters are written by well-known experts in English language education. Each research chapter addresses issues that motivated the research, the context of the research, data collection and analysis, findings and discussion, and implications for practice, policy, and future research. The TIRF-sponsored research was made possible by a generous gift from Betty Azar. This book honors her contributions to the field and recognizes her generosity in collaborating with TIRF to support research on English grammar.
