The Typology, Characteristics and Distribution of Focus on Form Episodes (FFEs) in an EFL Context

Focus on Form as an attractive approach has been the point of attraction of many studies in teaching English as a foreign and second language. The typology, characteristics and distribution of the instances in which Focus on Form occurs has been termed as Focus on Form Episodes (FFEs). This paper attempts to study the FFEs in an Iranian EFL context. Eight sessions of four classes have been audio recorded, transcribed and analyzed to find the typology, characteristics and dist ribution of FFEs. As different studies have found various results and ESL findings are not the same as EFL, the results of this study may be useful for scholars and teachers to apply Focus on Form approach more appropriately.