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Horwitz, Elaine K. – Hispania, 1986
Summarizes current trends in second language acquisition research and suggests their implications for teaching. Five second language acquisition principles are presented, followed by a discussion of the relevant literature and a description of language teaching practices consistent with each principle. (SED)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Feedback, Holistic Approach, Interlanguage

Call, Mary Emily; Sotillo, Susana M. – Hispania, 1995
Describes a study conducted to test the hypothesis that focused conversations with native speakers held on a weekly basis will contribute to the development of learners' internal grammars of Spanish. This study centered on college students as they developed an appreciation of the different contexts requiring the preterite or the imperfect tense…
Descriptors: College Students, Discourse Analysis, Interaction Process Analysis, Interlanguage