The Selective Fossilization Hypothesis, Focus on Form, and the Second Language Classroom: Future Possibilities

The questions of how and when (if at all) to treat the potentially fossilizable linguistic features in the second language (L2) classroom have occupied second language researchers and practitioners since Selinker (1972) brought the concept of fossilization to the fore.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Charles Homer Combs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2015-06-01
Series:Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL
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Online Access:https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/d8-dyxz-xe47/download