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Direct linkBlom, Elma; Paradis, Johanne; Duncan, Tamara Sorenson – Language Learning, 2012
This study was designed to investigate the development of third-person singular (3SG) -"s" in children who learn English as a second language (L2). Adopting the usage-based perspective on the learning of inflection, we analyzed spontaneous speech samples collected from 15 English L2 children who were followed over a 2-year period.…
Descriptors: Speech, Morphemes, Word Frequency, Linguistic Input
Peer reviewedKobayashi, Hiroe; Rinnert, Carol – Language Learning, 1996
Investigated how readers of different backgrounds evaluated 16 versions of Japanese university English as a foreign language (EFL) students' English compositions containing different culturally influenced rhetorical patterns. Results suggest that a flexible approach to permissible rhetorical patterns and a greater emphasis on coherence may be…
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), College Students, Cultural Background, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedLapkin, Sharon; Swain, Merrill – Language Learning, 1977
Some empirical data are presented concerning the use of cloze tests to measure children's proficiency in a bilingual educational program. The subjects were grade five students in their sixth year of a primary French immersion program. (Author/CFM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cloze Procedure, Elementary Education, English
