Examination of the oral errors produced by advanced learners of English as a Second Language found that, in spite of many years of classroom instruction and ongoing exposure, errors were still frequent and found to be highly concentrated in specific categories such as lexis and preposition choice. (10 references) (CB)

Analysis of form-oriented and content-oriented lexical errors made by advanced German learners of English covers: theoretical aspects of form-orientation; a taxonomy of form-oriented approximations; content-oriented approximations; traditional concepts (of semantic organization); empirical evidence; and strategies for second language learning. (CB)

Investigates the acquisition of selected English short and long vowel spellings by German learners of English in order to answer the questions: who acquires the short and long vowel spellings (a,e,i), and when and what governs their order of acquisition? Statistical data is included. (Author/OD)