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Language Universals and the Acquisition of an Unfamiliar Sound
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Koo, Jang H. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1972
Paper presented at the 16th Annual Conference, International Linguistics Association, New York, New York, March 13, 1971. (VM)
Descriptors: Distinctive Features (Language), Interference (Language), Japanese, Korean
Neurolinguistic Foundations to Methods of Teaching a Second Language
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Walsh, Terrence; Diller, Karl – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1978
A study of the functional aspects of Wernicke's and Broca's areas of the cerebral cortex and their relationship to second language learning and ability. Some implications are drawn regarding second language teaching and methodology. There seems to be a relationship between methodology and the neurological mechanism used by students. (AMH)
Descriptors: Language Ability, Language Instruction, Language Research, Language Universals
The Discourse Organizer Concept as a Framework for Continued Discourse Practice in the Language Classroom
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Seliger, Herbert W. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1971
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Conceptual Schemes
Language Development in Farsi and English: Implications for the Second Language Learner
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Dehghanpisheh, E. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1978
A description of a study which tried to establish the sequence of language development in a language other than English (Farsi) and to measure the syntactic complexity of the first language against that of the second. Results indicate a direction toward the construction of better course materials and tests. (AMH)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition, Language Instruction
Implications of Error Analysis for Second/Foreign Language Acquisition.
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Ghadessy, Mohsen – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1980
Discusses the results of an error analysis of 100 English compositions written by university students in Iran. It is suggested that mistakes are not primarily due to interference from the native language, but to developmental errors, similar to errors made in first language acquisition. (Author/AMH)
Descriptors: Adults, Contrastive Linguistics, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns