Individual Differences and Processing Instruction - James F. Lee
2. Foci and General Findings of Research on Processing Instruction: Moving beyond Limitations
Individual Differences and Processing Instruction - James F. Lee
James F. Lee [+]
University of New South Wales
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James F. Lee is Deputy Head of the School of Humanities and Languages at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. His research focuses on second language reading comprehension and input processing. He is the author of Tasks and Communicating in Language Classrooms and is the co-author of Making Communicative Language Teaching Happen, both with McGraw-Hill.
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This chapter is comprised of two distinct parts: a review of research findings on processing instruction and an assessment of the limitations of that research. First, the author reviews the existing research on PI, organized according to the seven different research foci that have guided the research; these are PI’s research strands. In doing so, the author aims to establish that the previous research has both breadth and depth. Two questions guide the review. What research has been carried out in each of these areas? What are the general findings of that research?