Lightbown, Patsy, and Nina Margaret Spada. Oxford University Press, 2006.

How does corrective feedback help us? In how many ways do we receive corrective feedback? Brock, C. , and Long, M. The differential effects of corrective feedback in native speaker-nonnative speaker conversation. , and Ranta, L. Corrective feedback and learner uptake. Studies in second language acquisition.

As a Japanese international student, there were many things that I learned from the class. The class taught me the effective ways to learn second language, and thing that I need to think about as a second language learner. I often feel that second language acquisition teaches me the new culture, perspectives, and being able to speak more than two languages gives me more potential in the future. Therefore, learning another language is always interesting me.

Throughout the semester we share our thought on numerous subjects regarding language acquisition.

The world has been globalized day by day and languages have spread beyond the boundaries. Is there anyone who has never learned foreign languages before in this globalized world? Learning language would bring many advantages to individuals, nations and the world. People might be eager to know what factor leads them to be successful language learners.