Acquisition of Tense and Aspect in Second Language and Foreign Language Learning: Learner Narratives in ESL and FFL.

Bardovi-Harlig, Kathleen; Bergstrom, Anna

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Publication Date: 1996

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Acquisition of Tense and Aspect in Second Language and Foreign Language Learning: Learner Narratives in ESL and FFL.

Bardovi-Harlig, Kathleen; Bergstrom, Anna

Canadian Modern Language Review, v52 n2 p308-30 Jan 1996

Investigates the acquisition of tense and aspect by learners of English as a Second Language and learners of French as a Foreign Language. Examination of written narratives collected from both groups using a film retell task reveals similar patterns of distribution of tense/aspect morphology across target languages. (29 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: College Students, Data Collection, English (Second Language), Films, French, Morphology (Languages), Narration, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Surveys, Teaching Methods, Tenses (Grammar), Time Perspective, Verbs, Writing (Composition)

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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