„Language teaching research and language pedagogy arecomplex and dynamic topics with a rich research tradition. Ellissucceeds in this volume in synthesizing a wide body of research... providing valuable information about language teaching, learning, and research. Both language teachers and researchers canbenefit from this informative volume ... The book has severalstrengths [offering] a holistic updated picture of diverse topicsin the field ... Insights and suggestions are providedthroughout to make research findings into practical technicalknowledge for language teachers.“ Linguist List(29th October, 2013) „This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-artreview of L2 classroom research covering a wide range of issues inSLA and language education. There are a number of useful tables andfigures that present concise syntheses of complex issues. Althoughthe volume addresses little about the development of specificlanguage skills, it should be an essential read for teachers andresearchers who wish to browse the major findings of empiricalstudies that inform language classroom practice.“ (Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1 August 2013) „The discussion of each study is critical but fair, and inexplaining the methodological limitations of each study, Ellisprovides readers with numerous ideas for how they could contributeto language teaching research in the future.“ (TheModern Language Journal, 22 August 2013)„Rod Ellis synthesizes an extensive body of classroom researchthrough cognitive-interactionist and sociocultural perspectives inways that promise to spark constructive debate about possibilitiesfor both pedagogy and research.“ - Roy Lyster, McGillUniversity "This book provides an excellent, state of the art review of allthe hot topics in today's second language classroom research- it's well-written, highly accessible and comprehensive."- Alison Mackey, Georgetown University