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Peer reviewedLaufer, Batia – English Language Teaching Journal, 1981
Presents several types of synophones, words similar in sound but different in meaning, including those differing in one phoneme only, more than one phoneme which can have an identical Latin root, and several phonemes which defy exact definition. Suggests validity of context as aid to comprehension of unknown words should not be overestimated.…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Language Processing, Phonemes, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedWhite, Marilyn – English Language Teaching Journal, 1979
This article presents a method for teaching the meaning of the word "hope" to students of English as a second/foreign language. (CFM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedNation, I. S. P. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1978
Discusses the value of using the mother tongue in second language learning as a way of communicating meaning. (Author/HP)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Semantics
Peer reviewedHaynes, John – English Language Teaching Journal, 1976
The language learner necessarily masters literal reading before literary reading. In order to learn the language of poetry, first-year university students of English as a second language must gain competence with polysemy and association which are fundamental to literary reading. (CFM)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Students, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Peer reviewedSilva, Carmen – English Language Teaching Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Instruction, Language Usage, Learning Theories
