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Sparks, Richard; And Others – Annals of Dyslexia, 1989
A theoretical framework is presented for understanding difficulties in foreign language learning, based upon a linguistic coding model that hypothesizes deficits in phonological, syntactic, and semantic information processing. Incidence of linguistic coding problems in 22 college-enrolled or college-bound students who petitioned to have the…
Descriptors: Coding, College Students, High Schools, Higher Education
Wildsmith, R. – 1982
An intensive case study in learning a second foreign language, which is part of an applied linguistics course for teachers/teacher trainees offered at the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) is described. Attention is directed to: case study rationale and objectives; student orientation and preparation; and areas of focus and the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Case Studies, Course Content, Course Objectives
Minami, Masahiko, Ed.; Kennedy, Bruce P., Ed. – 1991
This collection of articles related to language issues and literacy and bilingual and multicultural education include the following: "Three Processes in the Child's Acquisition of Syntax" (Roger Brown and Ursula Bellugi); "Pre-School Children's Knowledge of English Phonology" (Charles Read); "Stages in Language Development and Reading Exposure"…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Cultural Influences