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Peer reviewedYoshikawa, Muneo – Modern Language Journal, 1982
Examines the theory that modern language teaching methodologies are based on the assumption that language training can best advance when the individual is viewed as part of a broader context in which interaction between student and teacher, individuals and their learning environment, are considered. (EKN)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Second Language Learning, Student Characteristics, Student Teacher Relationship
Peer reviewedHansen, Jacqueline; Stansfield, Charles – Modern Language Journal, 1982
In terms of second-language learning, examines: (1) What is the significance, educational and statistical, of the performance difference between field-dependent and field-independent students? and (2) Does the learner's cognitive style interact with other factors in the learning situation, such as the teacher's cognitive style, to affect…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Language Aptitude, Performance Factors
Peer reviewedHeilenman, Laura K. – Modern Language Journal, 1983
Two experiments were designed to see (1) if a cloze procedure is a valid measure of language proficiency (it seems to be) and (2) whether a cloze procedure can distinguish accurately between groups at various instructional levels (it distinguishes levels but the levels overlap). (EKN)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, College Students, Higher Education, Language Research
Peer reviewedCaufield, Joan; Smith, William C. – Modern Language Journal, 1981
Presents study conducted using high school Spanish students to demonstrate that either a cloze test or a redundancy test could be used in place of either the MLA total score or an interview test. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis, High School Students, Language Proficiency
Peer reviewedBernhardt, Elizabeth B. – Modern Language Journal, 1983
Presents data on the impact of oral and silent reading on reading comprehension. Hypothesizes that reading comprehension is enhanced significantly by silent, rather than oral reading, and that re-reading is an effective mode for increasing comprehension in either mode. (EKN)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, German, Language Research
Peer reviewedArries, Jonathan F. – Modern Language Journal, 1999
Describes characteristics of learning disabled (LD) college students, noting pedagogical assumptions of foreign language (FL) faculty that make it difficult for such students to complete FL requirements. The paper lists strategies that address the needs of LD students in FL, proposing a systems approach to instructional design that could help in…
Descriptors: College Students, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Language Teachers
Peer reviewedHale, Gordon A.; And Others – Modern Language Journal, 1984
Provides a bibliography of published research papers that either describe the history of the TOEFL, offer a critical review of the test, or interpret TOEFL research findings. Some topics include: the correlation of TOEFL with other standardized tests of English language proficiency, TOEFL's role as a predictor of academic performance, the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups, Language Proficiency
