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Peer Interaction And Second Language Learning Synthesizes The Existing Body Of Research On The Role Of Peer Interaction In Second Language Learning In One Comprehensive Volume. In Spite Of The Many Hours That Language Learners Spend Interacting With Peers In The Classroom, There Is A Tendency To Evaluate The Usefulness Of This Time By Comparison To Whole Class Interaction With The Teacher. Yet Teachers Are Teachers And Peers Are Peers - As Partners In Interaction, They Are Likely To Offer Very Different Kinds Of Learning Opportunities. This Book Encourages Researchers And Instructors Alike To Take A New Look At The Potential Of Peer Interaction To Foster Second Language Development. Language Use, Misuse, Modification, And Development -- The Participants Of Peer Interaction -- The Purpose And Mode Of Peer Interaction. Jenefer Philp, Rebecca Adams, And Noriko Iwashita; Lancaster University, Northcentral University, And The University Of Queensland, Brisbane. Includes Bibliographical References(pages 203-224) And Index.