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Direct linkNguyen, Hanh thi, Ed.; Malabarba, Taiane, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2019
This edited volume brings together 10 cutting-edge empirical studies on the realities of English language learning, teaching and testing in a wide range of global contexts where English is an additional language. It covers three themes: learners' development of interactional competence, the organization of teaching and testing practices, and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedCraig, Holly K.; Washington, Julie A. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1995
The prepositional phrases used in free play discourse by 45 African American preschoolers from low-income homes were analyzed. A statistically significant positive relationship was found between amounts of African American English (AAE) form use and relational semantic complexity. No significant relationships were found between simpler…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Dialect Studies, Discourse Analysis
Peer reviewedMcCord, Jill S.; Haynes, William O. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
Twelve learning-disabled children, aged 8-11, were compared with normal peers on various discourse errors. No significant quantitative differences were found in the total number of discourse errors between the disabled and normal groups, but the errors were qualitatively different. Male subjects made significantly more errors than female subjects.…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedAbbeduto, Leonard; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1995
Conversational and narrative language samples were elicited from 16 school-age individuals with mental retardation and 16 typically developing children matched for mental age. Analysis demonstrated that both groups produced more syntactically complex language during narration, whereas they were more talkative during conversation. Results support…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Context Effect, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
