Metalinguistic Knowledge

Abstract

Metalinguistic knowledge refers to the explicit and declarative knowledge that learners have regarding language which plays a critical role in second language acquisition (SLA). Previous research has examined issues regarding metalinguistic knowledge in areas such as instructed SLA, teacher education, L2 learner individual differences, and L2 assessment. Practitioners who work with English language learners and pre‐service teachers are also invested in finding the most effective way to help students and student teachers take advantage of, and develop, their metalinguistic knowledge in language classrooms. Some questions with immediate relevance to classroom teaching are: What types of corrective feedback help students take advantage of their metalinguistic knowledge? How much focus on form is needed when implementing communicative activities in the classroom? What are pre‐service teachers' perceptions of the importance of metalinguistic knowledge, and what professional development activities help enhance their metalinguistic knowledge?

Stress patterns and metalinguistic knowledge before and after praxis intervention on the pronunciation of English derivational suffixed words by Thai learners

“…Metalinguistic knowledge refers to explicit knowledge about the linguistic rules which can be reflected by the language learners' ability to consciously or verbally explain, describe, and correct L2 errors (Ellis, 2016;Isarankura, 2008;Kim, 2018;Ranta, 2008;Roehr, 2007). It is different from implicit knowledge which is knowledge about the linguistic structures operated unconsciously by learners (Alipour, 2014).…”

“…Metalinguistic skills are suggested and promoted in the classroom through explicit teaching as they can create awareness of the linguistic rules and facilitate the ability to monitor, notice, explain, and correct the errors made by language learners. With metalinguistic knowledge and skills, language learners can improve their ability and achieve target language competence more effectively (Alipour, 2014;Aydin, 2018;Ellis, 2016;Kim, 2018;Kuo et al, 2017;Nazarian and Izadpanah, 2017;Tokunaga, 2014) According to some research studies on metalinguistic knowledge, such metalinguistic knowledge can be obtained from language learners' verbal explanation either in written or spoken form (Isarankura, 2008;Ngarmwirojkit, 2012).…”