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Download full textNatakorn Satienchayakorn – rEFLections, 2016
There have been debates on the right age to start learning a foreign language, especially, English. A great number of researchers have revealed evidence to support the notion, 'the younger to start, the better'. In contrast, others argue and advocate for implementing instruction of English a little later in life. Studies also have revealed that…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Direct linkCollentine, Joseph – Hispania, 2010
I provide an update on the state of the art of the research--the last one being Collentine (2003)--on the acquisition of the function of the subjunctive and mood selection, as well as the research's implications for pedagogy. The article considers what we currently know about the role of universal grammar, psycholinguistic perspectives on the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Study Abroad, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Chapelle, Carol A. – Modern Language Journal, 2009
The point of departure for this article is the contrast between the theoretical landscape within view of language teaching professionals in 1991 and that of today. I argue that the pragmatic goal of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) developers and researchers to create and evaluate learning opportunities pushes them to consider a variety…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Educational Technology, Social Environment
Kirkwold, 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
Cleary, Colin – Babel, 2004
This article discusses a small-scale study that explored students', teachers', and university lecturers' beliefs about the value of studying English grammar in foreign and second language learning. A major debate in second language acquisition literature has been concerned with experiential (implicit) learning as opposed to analytical (explicit)…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Grammar, English, Second Language Learning
Brown, H. Douglas, Ed.; And Others – 1977
A selection of 27 papers presented at the 1977 TESOL convention is presented. Part one contains the four plenary-session papers which present: a comprehensive view of the teaching-learning process and related interdisciplinary research; the scope of research on language teaching; some of the larger issues in bilingual education; and a perspective…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Black Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design
