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Llach, M[a]. Pilar Agustin – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2010
The present paper intends to investigate the lexical gap-filling behaviour of primary and secondary Spanish learners of English. When there is a mismatch between the learners lexical knowledge and their communicative needs, then a lexical gap arises. Learners resort to different mechanisms to compensate for that lack of lexical knowledge.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Semantics, Second Language Learning, Writing (Composition)
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Simard, Daphnee – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2009
This study investigated the effects of textual enhancement formats (number and choice of typographical cues) on the intake of plural markers in English as a second language among grade eight native French-speaking students. An experimental reading task integrating different formats of textual enhancement into a text was created. A split-plot…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Cues, Teaching Methods