Dialect Interference and Difficulties with Writing: An Investigation in St. Lucian Primary Schools.

Winch, Christopher; Gingell, John

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ERIC Number: EJ496369

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Publication Date: 1994

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Dialect Interference and Difficulties with Writing: An Investigation in St. Lucian Primary Schools.

Winch, Christopher; Gingell, John

Language and Education, v8 n3 p157-82 1994

Reports on the writing performance of Saint Lucian schoolchildren with particular reference to possible dialect interference in written speech. The study focuses on characteristic errors in the writing as well as the causes and significance of these errors and explores the available remedies. (21 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Creoles, Dialects, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns, Foreign Countries, French, Interference (Language), Teaching Methods, Writing Skills, Written Language

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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