Interactions Between Type of Instruction and Type of Language Feature: A Meta-Analysis
Upper secondary Adults / lifelong learning Across ages Language learning
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Supports (1)
| Claim | Basis |
|---|---|
| C24 | Abstract: 41 studies; explicit > implicit for simple and complex forms, controlled and spontaneous use. |
Review state: first-pass draft, pending human review.
Source note
Syntes: Spada & Tomita (2010) — explicit instruction outperforms implicit for simple and complex forms
Källa: Spada, N. & Tomita, Y. (2010). Interactions Between Type of Instruction and Type of Language Feature: A Meta-Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9922.2010.00562.x
Verified content
- [abstract] 41 studies; features classed as simple or complex (Hulstijn & de Graaff 1994); instruction classed as explicit or implicit following Norris & Ortega (2000).
- [abstract] Larger effect sizes for explicit than implicit instruction for both simple and complex features.
- [abstract] Explicit instruction helped both controlled knowledge and spontaneous use of complex and simple forms.
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Why it is in the library
Second verified source for the explicit-L2-instruction candidate (Phase B Near seed).
Added 2026-10-27 by the project (Phase B expansional push). [abstract] = published abstract; [full text] = full text; [assessment] = judgement; [secondary] = secondary summary pending paper check.
Metadata as recorded
- ID
- LANG-004
- Tier
- meta
- Titel
- Interactions Between Type of Instruction and Type of Language Feature: A Meta-Analysis
- Författare
- Spada, N. & Tomita, Y.
- År
- 2010 (Language Learning 60(2), 263–308)
- Källa/DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9922.2010.00562.x
- Typ
- meta-analysis of 41 studies on explicit vs implicit instruction for simple and complex English grammatical features
- Åldersgrupp
- gymnasium;vuxen-livslangt;overgripande
- Teman
- sprakinlarning
- Hämtad
- 2026-10-27
- Paywall
- paywalled
- Verifierad
- Crossref metadata (title, authors, year, venue) checked 2026-10-27
- Tillagd
- Phase B Near/thin seed 2026-10-27; links pending human review
The original files (PDF or abstract) are kept in the project archive and are not published here.