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Tenjoh-Okwen, Thomas – TESL Talk, 1977
A comprehensive study on error analysis was conducted to categorize problematic areas for French-speaking learners of English. "Faux amis" seemed to have been the cause of about 50 percent of the errors analyzed under lexis. Noun, adjective, and verb errors are illustrated. (SW)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), French, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedMiller, Martin – English Language Teaching Journal, 1976
Comparative language tests in English and French were given to pupils of the Bilingual School, Buea, Republic of Cameroon, to measure the extent of bilingualism. The results showed that although English speakers made greater progress in learning French than vice versa, the system of language teaching has been a qualified success so far.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism
Download full textBritish Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1976
This is a summary in outline form of the English language teaching situation in Cameroon. Cameroon is officially a French/English bilingual state but English at present plays the minor part. There are five francophone and two anglophone provinces with populations of five million and one and a half million respectively. In the anglophone provinces…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
