Descriptor
Source
| Canadian Modern Language… | 4 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Canada | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedKasper, Gabriele – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Presents an analysis of German learners' pragmatic errors in English, based on their use of speech acts and gambits. (AM)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), German
Peer reviewedLapierre, Andre – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Reports on a study investigating the occurrence of spelling errors in the French dictations of French-speaking Ontarians. The frequency of errors was compared to that of French speakers from Quebec. Results indicate that spelling interference from English is present for French-speaking Ontarians in far greater degree than from French speakers from…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), French
Peer reviewedGatbonton, Elizabeth – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1978
A report on a study exploring the relationship between observed variability in second-language speech and the process in which correct variants are acquired and incorrect ones are replaced. Three phonological variables in the English speech of French-Canadian second-language speakers in Montreal were investigated. The method, results and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Language Patterns, Language Research
Peer reviewedBerwald, Jean-Pierre – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Describes a method used to identify and correct errors made by French Canadian learners of English, studying at a total-immersion summer program. (AM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Immersion Programs, Interference (Language)
