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Adiv, Ellen – 1982
In a study of the relative importance native speakers of French attach to different types of errors produced by second language learners, 231 native French speakers listened to 50 pairs of deviant sentences to determine which sentence in each pair contained a more serious error. The sentences contained 20 different types of errors grouped into…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Foreign Countries, Form Classes (Languages), French
Ingram, David E.; Wylie, Elaine – 1985
While a broad range of tests is available for second language testing, two of the basic approaches are developmental and non-developmental testing. The former is based on psycholinguistic evidence that language development is systematic, with all learners progressing through the same stages. The latter includes content selected in an ad hoc…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation
Di Pietro, Robert J. – 1987
A study of the use of interactive discourse in the second language classroom begins with a discussion of the regulation of discourse, examines the use of scenarios for the promotion of interactive discourse, and provides evidence from classroom use of the effectiveness of this technique. Three types of discourse control are noted: object…
Descriptors: Adults, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching
Download full textWalker, Marijke; And Others – 1988
This study investigated the relationship between aptitude, as measured by Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) scores, and oral proficiency as measured by the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) scores of 72 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agents who completed basic foreign language training at the Defense Language Institute (DLI).…
Descriptors: Correlation, Instructional Effectiveness, Introductory Courses, Language Aptitude
Rabiteau, Kathleen; Taft, Hessy – 1985
The modified American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Educational Testing Service (ACTFL/ETS) oral proficiency scale was developed in response to a request from the New Brunswick (Canada) Department of Education for assistance in comparing the results of its French immersion and core programs. Because the existing ACTFL/ETS academic…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), French, Immersion Programs, Junior High School Students
Burrill, Carol – 1985
A review of research was conducted on the possibility of a sensitive period for the acquisition of native-like pronunciation in a second language, as well as on related questions concerning the universality of this phenomenon, age factors, biological versus cultural origins, and developmental psychology. The review showed variation in studies and…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Educational Strategies, Language Proficiency
Benedetto, Rosemary A. – 1985
A case study addressed (1) the relationship between language ability and the use of top-level organizational strategies that focus on the macrostructure of written text, and (2) the comparative use of these strategies when reading expository texts in native language (L1) and second language (L2). Subjects were five Hispanic English as a second…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Bilingualism, Community Colleges, English (Second Language)
Cummins, Jim – 1982
The debate over the past decade about the pedagogical effectiveness of bilingual education and the research evidence are reviewed. The case for bilingual education rests on the assumption that because children cannot learn in a language they do not understand, they will fall behind academically in programs taught only in that language. Against…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Cultural Background, Cultural Isolation
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC. – 1981
The status and priorities of the teaching of East Asian languages were discussed in eight papers presented at a 1981 conference. The topics addressed include: (1) the need to give language teaching a higher priority as a national concern; (2) the role of the federal government in East Asian language study; (3) the teaching of Japanese, Korean, and…
Descriptors: Chinese, Educational Innovation, Government Role, Japanese
Zelson, Sidney N. J. – Language Association Bulletin, 1976
"Skill-using" in second-language learning is often given less priority than "skill-getting" activities. The first and second year of language instruction should concentrate on longer and more varied sequences of tasks in which the learner is communicating and using "real" language. In addition, the learner's focus should be shifted from his errors…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Games, Games
Eddy, Peter A. – 1975
This paper presents a brief overview of the functioning of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics: how documents are acquired and processed, how the microfiche collection is formed, and what services are available to language teachers. Two topics where ERIC has materials to offer classroom language instructors are discussed: career…
Descriptors: Career Education, Clearinghouses, Information Centers, Job Skills
Bialystok, Ellen; Frohlich, Maria – Interlanguage Studies Bulletin, 1980
This study examined the conditions for the selection of certain communication strategies in terms of the inferencing ability of the learner, the formal proficiency level attained, and the features of the communicative situation (task requirements). Two groups of 17-year-olds--one studying advanced French and the other French as part of a "core"…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Communicative Competence (Languages), Error Analysis (Language)
WARDHAUGH, RONALD – 1967
ALTHOUGH THE LINGUISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND TEACHERS WHO HAVE STRESSED THE HABITUAL ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE HAVE MADE MANY USEFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO LINGUISTIC RESEARCH AND LANGUAGE TEACHING, THERE STILL REMAIN SOME BASIC PROBLEMS. WITH THE PSYCHOLOGIST, PEDAGOGUE, SOCIOLOGIST, AND ANTHROPOLOGIST, THE LINGUIST MUST ATTACK THE GROUP OF PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Habit Formation
Language Centre Journal, 1979
The following articles appear in this issue of a journal devoted to teaching English for science and technology in Kuwait: (1) "An Approach to the Implementation of Dr. J.L. Munby's 'Communicative Syllabus Design'" by Bill Robinson, (2) "Une experience d'elaboration de materiel pedagogique" (An Experiment in Developing Teaching…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Curriculum Design, English for Special Purposes, English (Second Language)
BOSWORTH, LEWIS A. – 1968
THE PLACEMENT BATTERY CONSISTS OF TWO TESTS FROM THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD (READING AND LISTENING), A GRAMMAR PROFICIENCY TEST, AND AN ORAL INTERVIEW. FRESHMEN WHO SCORE WITHIN A CERTAIN RANGE ON THESE TESTS ARE PLACED IN SECOND YEAR INTENSIVE FRENCH (TWO CLASS PERIODS A DAY). PREREQUISITE FOR THE THIRD YEAR COURSE IS NOT THE…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, College Freshmen, College Language Programs, Educational Testing
