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The Acquisition of 10 Spanish Morphemes by Spanish-Speaking Children.

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Kvaal, Joy T.; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1988

Spontaneous language samples from 15 Mexican-American monolingual Spanish-speaking children between the ages of two and five were analyzed for the acquisition sequence of 10 morphemes: demonstratives, articles, copulas, and the regular present indicative; followed by irregular present indicative, regular preterite indicative, plurals, possessive…

Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Ethnic Groups, Language Acquisition, Mexican Americans

The Merry-Go-Round Model: Reconciling Principles of Modern Language Teaching with the Administrative and Economic Realities of Degree Courses at Tertiary Institutions.

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Kutash, Gary – Babel: Journal of the Australian Modern Language Teachers' Associations, 1990

Discusses a new language curriculum model called the "merry-go-round model," which involves the use of levels rather than courses. By emphasizing skill acquisition rather than course completion, this system allows individual progression and groups students according to their level of skill development. Assessment in this program is…

Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Language Acquisition, Language Proficiency, Language Skills