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Kamiya, Nobuhiro – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2012
The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between proactive and reactive Focus on Form (FonF) and gestures. Two English classes in a public high school in Japan taught by a native speaker of English were observed and videotaped for 96 min and analyzed. Overall, 64 proactive FonF and 43 reactive FonF were provided. Among them,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Form Classes (Languages), Native Speakers
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Meziani, Ahmed – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1984
Presents the results of a study of the errors made on essays by Moroccan students of English as a second language. The average number of grammatical errors was 10.62 per paper and the most frequent errors were related to tense, prepositions, articles, form, and concord. (SED)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns
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Alimi, Modupe M. – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2007
What syntactic patterns emerge in students' use of articles and modals? What are the reasons for these patterns? What implications do the findings of the study have for English language instruction in Botswana? Exactly 1556 essays comprising class assignments, written seminar presentations, test papers and examination scripts from 514 randomly…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Verbs, Writing (Composition), Assignments