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Davies, Norman F. – System, 1980
Discusses the process of native language learning and explores the relationship between it and second language learning. It is suggested that in a language curriculum, the initial emphasis should be on receptive skills. Accuracy, appropriateness, and fluency in communication are discussed, as well as instructional modes for training in these…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Acquisition, Language Fluency
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Lazaraton, Anne – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1997
Focuses on a phenomena emerging from examination of a corpus of language interview data, representing a type of institutional talk evaluating the English language ability of international students for the purposes of elective English-as-a-Second-Language course placement. This phenomenon is the students' self-deprecations of their own English…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Students
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Ninnes, Peter – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1996
Examines factors influencing language maintenance among secondary school students of Vietnamese ethnic background. Students' Vietnamese language ability and frequency of Vietnamese language use were evaluated and correlated with demographic, cultural, social, and attitudinal factors. Length of residence in Australia was more influential in…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Demography, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes
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de Groot, Annette M. B.; Poot, Rik – Language Learning, 1997
Orthogonally manipulated three word characteristics in Dutch and English--word imageability; word frequency; and cognate status--and obtained similar data patterns for three groups of bilinguals different from one another in second-language fluency. Findings indicate that "concept mediation" is a universal process in translating words…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Concept Formation, Dutch, English
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Owen, Lawrence B. – Reading Improvement, 1989
Decries the emphasis in foreign language curricula on rapid attainment of speaking skills. Advocates eliminating formal speaking exercises and focusing on reading and writing skills, with intensive English grammar review at regular intervals, for the first two years of foreign language training. (SR)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Change, Language Fluency, Reading Skills
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Flewelling, Janet – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1995
Explains the difficulties teachers of French as a Second Language face in improving their knowledge of French language and culture. The article provides suggestions on how to improve the teachers' knowledge base and appeals to all Canadian provinces to share information on the inservicing available so that a master list of upgrading courses can be…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, French, Information Dissemination
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Okamura, Akiko – Modern Language Journal, 1995
Compares 39 native teachers' and 41 native nonteachers' perception of elementary learners' spoken Japanese. Interviews between a native speaker and a learner were audiotaped, and the 80 natives evaluated them according to grammar, fluency, vocabulary, appropriateness, comprehensibility and pronunciation. Results indicate teachers are more critical…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grammar, Interviews, Japanese
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Segalowitz, Norman; Gatbonton, Elizabeth – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1995
Addresses the question of how computer-assisted language learning should be designed to promote second language lexical fluency. The discussion reviews findings in the psychological literature concerning the nature of lexical development, the transfer of appropriate learning, and the conditions that promote automaticity in skilled performance. (43…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Language Fluency, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies
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Benesch, Sarah – College ESL, 1995
Examines the accuracy of the current public attitude that instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL) at the college level is too expensive, and that nonnative students' success is not commensurate with the cost of teaching them. The article argues that these students represent the country's future and that educators must counter the assault…
Descriptors: College Students, Data Analysis, Data Collection, English (Second Language)
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Brilliant, Judith J.; And Others – College ESL, 1995
Focuses on understanding the problem of students who are particularly resistant to acquisition of English language skills and on developing effective strategies to overcoming difficulties in the acculturation process. An experience of loss is part of the process of immigration; counseling can provide support during the transition period. (14…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Students, Affective Behavior, Classroom Techniques
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Figueroa, Richard A.; Garcia, Eugene – Multicultural Education, 1994
Examines changing population demographics in the United States, including shifting student demographic projections, and discusses student-testing issues resulting from these changes. The article reviews the historical context of testing ethnic students, testing special-education students, regulatory issues surrounding the testing of ethnic pupils,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Census Figures, Demography, Educational Testing
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Salters, John; And Others – Language Learning Journal, 1995
Discusses problems inherent in the content of modern language syllabuses. True communication occurs when the focus of classroom activities is on the message. The success of the lesson derives from the quality of the presentation and, crucially, the vocabulary list and the pupils' prior knowledge of the concepts underlying the content. (six…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Content, Course Descriptions, French
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Stevenson, Isobel; Jenkins, Susan – Journal of Second Language Writing, 1994
A case study is reported involving a detailed content analysis of the daily journal writing of 20 teaching assistants. Results showed that most students approved of and benefited from journal writing, particularly for improved confidence and language fluency and as an outlet for stress; however, little analytical or reflective writing took place.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Inservice Teacher Education
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Kormos, J. – System, 1999
Explores the effect of individual speaking style on the self-correction behavior of second-language speakers. The project involved 30 Hungarian learners of English studying at various levels of proficiency and made use of self-report data. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Students, Error Correction, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Young, Arlene R.; And Others – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1996
Examines the effects of text practice and prosodic modeling on the reading rate, accuracy, expressiveness, and comprehension of disabled readers. Each subject read the first half of a set of stories three times under one of four experimental conditions. While reading performance improved across all conditions, substantial additional gains were…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Language Fluency
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