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Download full textKirkwold, Lorne O. – Online Submission, 2007
The article proposes Stern's (1983) framework for classifying issues related to instruction in order to ascertain the relevance of Universal Grammar (UG) in the ESL/EFL classroom. Discussed in this article, particularly as UG pertains to them, are issues related to: (a) L1 transfer; (b) teaching rules and giving error correction versus presenting…
Descriptors: Humanities, English (Second Language), Language Universals, Second Language Instruction
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Direct linkCollins, Laura – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2004
This study investigated the relationship between L1 and the developmental sequences for the acquisition of temporal morphology that are predicted by the aspect hypothesis. The use of tense-aspect markers in 7,784 past contexts by 139 Japanese-and French-speaking ESL learners was analyzed. A repeated measures ANOVA supported the predictions of the…
Descriptors: Morphemes, French, Japanese, Native Speakers
