Assessment and Practice in Educational Sciences 3092-717X In Press 2027 01 01 Learner Uptake in Focus on Form Episodes: Evidence from an EFL Classroom Setting Learner Uptake in Focus on Form Episodes: Evidence from an EFL Classroom Setting 1 13 10.61838/japes.298 EN Journal Article 2026 03 28 <p>This study examines learner uptake within Focus on Form (FoF) episodes in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context. Uptake — defined as students’ observable responses to form-focused instruction — has been widely employed as an indicator of instructional effectiveness in second language research. Although uptake has been documented extensively in ESL settings, comparatively less attention has been directed toward EFL environments, and even less toward how learners at different proficiency levels respond differently to incidental attention to form. The present study addresses this gap by implementing a FoF instructional approach across eight sessions in four classes at a private English language school in Iran. Focus on Form Episodes (FFEs) were identified and analysed to document the nature and frequency of uptake occurrences. A novel distinction between Immediate Uptake (IU) and Delayed Uptake (DU) is introduced and discussed in relation to preemptive and reactive FFE types. Findings reveal that uptake occurred in approximately 30% of all FFEs, with advanced learners demonstrating notably higher uptake rates than intermediate learners, suggesting the pedagogical relevance of learner proficiency in FoF implementation. The findings are discussed in light of recent research on incidental focus on form, corrective feedback timing, and computer-mediated instructional contexts, and implications for both classroom pedagogy and future research design are outlined.</p> https://www.journalapes.com/index.php/apes/article/download/298/294