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The Effects of Familiar and Unfamiliar Cultural Context on Foreign Language Composition.
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Winfield, Fairlee E.; Barnes-Felfeli, Paula – Modern Language Journal, 1982
Reports on research intended to determine whether easing the cognitive processing load by having writers deal with contextually familiar material improves fluency, grammaticality, and complexity of the writing. Overall results tend to indicate that writing does improve when the material is culturally familiar. (EKN)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Education, Language Processing, Language Research
The Economic Utility of Foreign Language Study.
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Grosse, Christine Uber; Tuman, Walter Vladimir; Critz, Mary Anne – Modern Language Journal, 1998
A study measured the economic utility of language study for 84 graduate students in international management by comparing their reasons for language study with several major economic indicators, including corporate job opportunities. The study, though limited in scope, yields insights into the real and perceived costs and benefits of language…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Impact, Educational Economics
Chicano Spanish: The Problem of the "Underdeveloped" Code in Bilingual Repertoires.
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Valdes, Guadalupe; Geoffrion-Vinci, Michelle – Modern Language Journal, 1998
Research described oral texts produced by second- and third- generation bilingual Chicano Spanish speakers when required to carry out a set of functions in only one of their available codes. Analysis focuses on characteristics of planned, noninteractive spoken language produced in Spanish by university students in a classroom setting, compared…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis