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Gefen, Raphael – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1991
Numerous cases are used to illustrate language mistakes made by Hebrew-speaking students learning English. Teachers' and students' reactions to error correction are discussed, and some linguistic reasons for errors (e.g., mother-tongue interference) are suggested. (12 references) (LB)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Error Correction, Feedback
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. Direction de l'education francaise. – 2001
This guide provides an extensive but not conclusive list of points of transfer and interference between the French and English languages. It is designed to help English language arts teachers of Francophone students understand that French language skills can be usefully transferred to English. Apart from a brief introduction, this document…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Code Switching (Language), Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)


