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Shatz, Marilyn, Ed.; Wilkinson, Louise C., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2010
This comprehensive volume describes evidence-based strategies for supporting English language learners (ELLs) by promoting meaningful communication and language use across the curriculum. Leading experts explain how and why learning is different for ELLs and pinpoint specific best practices for the classroom, illustrated with vivid examples.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Student Characteristics, Language Acquisition
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Cohen, Andrew D. – Applied Language Learning, 1996
Defines behaviors that fall under the rubric of second language (L2) learner strategies and classifies different types of verbal report, indicating areas where it has contributed to the understanding of L2 learner strategies. Focuses on problematic issues regarding the use of verbal reports and notes ways to refine verbal report methods. (62…
Descriptors: Classification, Critical Thinking, Error Analysis (Language), Evaluation Methods
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Chavez, Monika – International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1996
Describes how performance in three different foreign-language tasks varied according to certain learner characteristics. The tasks are spontaneous writing, revised writing, and passage-based error detection. The writing is evaluated according to syntactic, morphological and orthographic accuracy; writing speed; and linguistic complexity. (34…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Error Analysis (Language), German