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Peer reviewedDebicki, Andrew P. – ADFL Bulletin, 2001
Offers a personal portrait of graduate training and compares it to that of today. Discussing the appearance of polarization between research and teaching, emphasizes the importance of both in whatever the institutional setting and argues that the discovery of new knowledge should underlie the work of all postsecondary teachers. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Peer reviewedVanPatten, Bill – ADFL Bulletin, 1999
Concerned about the inexact terminology used in job descriptions and in documents connected with promotion and tenure, this article defines second-language acquisition as a subfield of applied linguistics and compares it to other fields with which it is often confused. Misunderstandings about SLA do not allow it the credit it deserves as a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Departments, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines
Peer reviewedFreed, Barbara; So, Sufumi; Lazar, Nicole A. – ADFL Bulletin, 2003
Studied differences in language gain in French among two groups of students, those who studied abroad and those who remained at home to study in the college classroom. Six nonteacher native speakers compared the oral and written fluency of both groups of students. Results show the context of language learning is a factor in what oral and written…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Comparative Analysis, French, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGettys, Serafima – ADFL Bulletin, 2000
Looks at American foreign language education from the standpoint of an outsider and compares it with foreign language education and teacher preparation in Russia. Discusses teacher education and language teaching and theories. Suggests both systems have advantages that are rooted in intellectual traditions and are unlikely to change. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDeKeyser, Robert – ADFL Bulletin, 1991
A comparative study examined the influence of overseas experience on how learners put their second-language knowledge to use during communication, and how they compensate for gaps in their knowledge. Results do not suggest a strong dichotomy between language learning in the classroom and abroad or between grammar and oral proficiency. (20…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedValdes, Guadalupe – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Suggests that the notion of near-native language ability, as currently used in the language teaching profession, should be re-examined. The concept of native speech is complex and often idealized, involving not only a teacher's language skills but also sociocultural norms, peer perceptions, and attitudes about ethnic or regional usage. The concept…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Language Attitudes
