Acknowledgements; Preface; PART ONE; Background; Introduction; 1. Second language acquisition research and language pedagogy; PART TWO; Making research accessible; Introduction; 2. Grammar teaching and grammar learning; 3. Options in grammar teaching; PART THREE; The application of theory; Introduction; 4. A theory of instructed second language acquisition; 5. The structural syllabus and second language acquisition; 6. Acquisition-compatible grammar tasks; PART FOUR; Second language acquisition research in the classroom; Introduction; 7. Learning to communicate in the classroom; PART FIVE; The teacher as researcher; Introduction; 8. Focused communication tasks; 9. Micro-evaluation: does a task work?; PART SIX; Conclusion; Introduction; 10. Mediation problems ; Bibliography; Index