Over the past decades, grammar has moved from the center of second-language instruction to being absent entirely, and is now being reconsidered. Nassaji and Fotos (both applied linguistics, U.
of Victoria, Canada) examine current theory and research in communicative grammar instruction and the various instructional options for implementing it effectively in second-language
classrooms. They consider how grammar can be brought back while avoiding discredited teaching models of the past, how to combine grammar with communication, different ways of integrating
grammar instruction and communicative interaction, and how to incorporate grammar without sacrificing meaning and communication. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
