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Hummel, Kirsten M. – Language Teaching Research, 2010
This study addresses the role that active translation may have in second language (L2) vocabulary learning. Some research suggests that translation might be an effective cognitive strategy for L2 vocabulary learning. Participants were 191 native French-speaking students enrolled in a TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) program.The study…
Descriptors: Translation, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Instruction
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Myles, Florence; Hooper, Janet; Mitchell, Rosamond – Language Learning, 1998
Investigates the role in learning of rote-learned formulas or chunks. Data were examined from a longitudinal study of 16 child beginner classroom learners of French for occurrences of three chunks, against which definitional criteria were tried out. These forms were then tracked for two years to chart their breakdown and explore their contribution…
Descriptors: Children, Classroom Environment, Communicative Competence (Languages), French