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A Touch of ... Class! Synthese des 50 erreurs les plus courantes a l'ecrit: Pour une approche fonctionnelle de la langue (A Synopsis of the 50 Most Common Writing Errors: For a Functional Language Approach).

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Besnard, Christine – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1995

Lists the 50 most common writing errors made by college students of French. Mistakes in spelling, vocabulary, and grammar are included. (CK)

Descriptors: College Students, English, Error Patterns, French

Competence linguistique et environnement social (Linguistic Competence and Social Environment).

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Laflamme, Simon; Berger, Jacques – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1988

A study found native French-speaking and native English-speaking university students had similar writing skill levels and error patterns despite their position as language-minority or language-majority members of society. It is concluded that language competency is not necessarily linked to language difficulty or to the position of the language.…

Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, English, Error Patterns