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Chen, Jingwen – English Language Teaching, 2017
"Although" is a frequently used subordinating conjunction in English. However, non-nativeness is often observed in Chinese EFL learners' "although" output during pedagogical practice. This paper aims at exploring the characteristics of Chinese EFL learners' "although" employment in Chinese EFL learners' writing. The…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Vihman, Marilyn May – 1980
A delay in the acquisition of morphology by a two-year-old Estonian-speaking boy was investigated to determine the role the child's bilingualism (with English) played in the delay. In contrast to his older sister, whose exposure to English was delayed, the boy exhibited a "whole word" approach to morphology, characterized by the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Case Studies, Child Language, Cognitive Style
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Vihman, Marilyn May – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1982
Analyzes the language acquisition of a bilingual (Estonian/English) child. Discusses his preference for acquiring whole words as opposed to inflections and offers several possible reasons for this particular learning strategy. (EKN)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Code Switching (Language), Cognitive Style
Literacy/Alphabetisation, 1990
Volume 13 of the journal of the Movement for Canadian Literacy is presented. The volume consists of 4 issues containing articles on the following literacy education topics: (1) putting literacy on the Canadian public agenda; (2) efforts to animate learner participation; (3) building networks for literacy workers; (4) literacy research activity;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Cultural Pluralism
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 29 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) aspects of the organization of redundancy rules in the lexicon; (2) the adult role in early child language acquisition; (3) semantic categorization,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Behavior Patterns, Child Language, Cognitive Style
Carpenter, Mark, Ed.; Armstrong, Scott Collins, Ed.; Bao, Charlene, Ed.; Coberly, David, Ed.; Wells, Terri, Ed. – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1998
The collection of articles on second language teaching and learning includes: "Cross-Cultural Discourse Pragmatics: Speaking about Hearsay in English and Japanese" (Nobuko Trent); "An Investigation of Student Opinions and Educational Experiences in Spanish for the Heritage Speakers at Arizona State University and the University of…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Cognitive Style, College Entrance Examinations, Contrastive Linguistics