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A Systems Approach to Language Pedagogy

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Editors:
  1. Akira Tajino

    1. Department of British and American Studies, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Aichi, Japan and , Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

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  • Applies a systems approach to language pedagogy, which can help practitioners and researchers alike understand the whole picture of the field and manage its various aspects from a holistic perspective
  • Discusses theoretical issues related to language pedagogy, including a systems approach to curriculum development, language acquisition, grammar instruction, and vocabulary teaching
  • Includes an overview of both theoretical and practical issues related to language pedagogy, which can promote dynamic communication and collaboration between researchers and practitioners, and make language pedagogy more meaningful

Part of the book series: Translational Systems Sciences (TSS, volume 17)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Toward Managing Language Pedagogy and Language Teaching Research

    • Akira Tajino, Craig Smith, Toshiyuki Kanamaru
    Pages 1-10

  3. Language Acquisition: A Systemic View from Cognitive Linguistics

    • Kazumi Taniguchi
    Pages 11-21

  4. Teaching English Grammar for Communicative Purposes: A Systems Approach

    • Akira Tajino
    Pages 23-37

  5. Vocabulary Teaching: A Systemic Perspective

    • Yosuke Sasao
    Pages 39-47

  6. Surveying the Landscape of Second Language Classroom Research

    • Tim Stewart
    Pages 49-67

  7. A Soft Systems Approach to Lifelong Learning

    • Ryan W. Smithers
    Pages 69-81

  8. A “Softer” Instructional Systems Design for Language Pedagogy

    • Kyoko Hosogoshi, Sachi Takahashi
    Pages 83-98

  9. Team Teaching and Team Learning: SSM Applied to the Team-Taught Classroom

    • Daniel Roy Pearce
    Pages 99-119

  10. Interaction in the Language Classroom: A Systems Approach

    • Yoshitaka Kato, David Dalsky
    Pages 121-132

  11. Systems Thinking: An ESP Genre Approach

    • Hajime Terauchi, Sayako Maswana
    Pages 133-146

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 147-149
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About this book

This volume represents the first attempt in the field of language pedagogy to apply a systems approach to issues in English language education. In the literature of language education, or more specifically, second or foreign language learning and teaching, each topic or issue has often been dealt with independently, and been treated as an isolated item. Taking grammar instruction as an example, grammatical items are often taught in a sequential, step-by-step manner; there has been no “road map” in which the interrelations between the various items are demonstrated. This may be one factor that makes it more difficult for students to learn the language organically. 


The topics covered in this volume, including language acquisition, pedagogical grammar, and teacher collaboration, are viewed from a holistic perspective. In other words, language pedagogy is approached as a dynamic system of interrelations. In this way, “emergent properties” are expected tomanifest. This book is recommended for anyone involved in language pedagogy, including researchers, teachers, and teacher trainers, as well as learners.


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“A genre approach not only explains English learning goals, but also prepares students ‘with the skills to analyze genre text and to make sense of complex [dialog] realities.’ Most of the assumptions stated here should be valuable for … curriculum creators, teachers, and students in the liberal arts. It also presents a new vocabulary in language pedagogy and creates a new platform for language pedagogy theory. It should be recommended reading that university libraries have on their shelves.” (F. J. Ruzic, Computing Reviews, August 13, 2021)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of British and American Studies, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Aichi, Japan and , Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Akira Tajino

About the editor

Akira Tajino, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus at Kyoto University, is currently a Professor of Educational Linguistics at Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Japan. His research interests include EAP, classroom research, and pedagogical grammar. He is a former Director of International Academic Research and of the Resource Center for Language Education at Kyoto University, and is a recipient of the JACET (Japan Association of College English Teachers) Award for excellence in teaching (2011) and the JACET Award for excellence in academic publication (2014). He is the author/editor of more than 20 books, including Researching Language Teaching and Learning: An Integration of Practice and Theory (Peter Lang, 2009), Team Teaching and Team Learning in the Language Classroom: Collaboration for Innovation in ELT (Routledge, 2016), and A New Approach to English Pedagogical Grammar: The Order of Meanings (Routledge, 2018). He has served on the editorial boards of severaljournals, including ELT Journal (Oxford University Press). 

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