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Hayran, Zeynel – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
In this study, it was searched for the extent to which proverbs and idioms were included in the children's books that were taught to elementary school students. Children's books which are taught at the stage of children's vocabulary enriched rapidly and significantly, present the vocabulary of the mother tongue and its universe of meaning to a…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Books, Native Language, Vocabulary Development
Schaetzel, Kirsten; Low, Ee Ling – Center for Adult English Language Acquisition, 2009
Adult English language learners in the United States approach the learning of English pronunciation from a wide variety of native language backgrounds. They may speak languages with sound systems that vary a great deal from that of English. The pronunciation goals and needs of adult English language learners are diverse. These goals and needs…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Pronunciation Instruction, Administrators, Adult Learning
Wang, Yan; Bai, Yongquan – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2007
English titles of medical research articles (RAs) are of great importance, the quality of which can, to a certain degree, affect impact factors of the articles, because many readers will make a decision as to whether to read on after reading titles. However, the special genre has not been extensively studied to date. This paper is designed to…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Medical Research, Form Classes (Languages), Foreign Countries
Gamkrelidze, Thomas V.; Ivanov, V. V. – Scientific American, 1990
The relationship between Eastern and Western languages is explored. Possible origins and the spread of language over the Eurasian land mass are discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: Evolution, Indo European Languages, Language Patterns, Language Universals
Buss, Carol A. – Issues and Developments in English and Applied Linguistics (IDEAL), 1988
The importance of training second language learners in the patterns of occurrence of certain phonemes is discussed, focusing on the use of spelling as a primary predictor of pronunciation. Four different pronunciations of "ng" in English (as in "engaging, singer, changing, dangle") are used to illustrate this principle. A review of pronunciation…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Diachronic Linguistics, English (Second Language)

Liberman, Alvin M.; Mattingly, Ignatius G. – Science, 1989
Discusses the phonetic module that increases the rate of information flow, establishes the parity between sender and receiver, and provides for the natural development of phonetic structures in the individual. Cites evidence and function of this specialization and architectural relations between the two classes of modules. (Author/RT)
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Articulation (Speech), College Science, Consonants

Coquin-Viennot, Daniele; Coirier, Pierre – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1992
Reports on a study of written protocols by 147 children, ages 7-14. Comparisons were made between those who were asked to debate an issue (formal discourse) and those who were asked to defend an opinion (natural discourse). Finds that older children were able to use different structures for argumentation and write longer arguments. (CFR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Code Switching (Language), Cohesion (Written Composition), Discourse Analysis
Evans, Adeline L.; King, Thomas R. – 1981
A study investigated the speaking styles of black college students to determine whether selected stylistic features of speeches of students at a predominantly black university were different from those of black college students at a predominantly white university. Audiotapes were made of 25 students at the predominantly black university and 21…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, College Students, Communication Research
Kalogjera, Damir; Vilke, Mirjana – 1982
Part of a 20-year Yugoslav Serbocroatian-English Contrastive Project, this study is intended to make students, teachers, textbook writers, and scholars aware of elements in the system of English modals that might cause difficulties to the native Serbocroatian-speaking learner of English. An eclectic method of contrastive analysis consisting of…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, Generative Grammar, Grammar

Milic, Louis T. – Computers and the Humanities, 1995
Describes the structure, purpose, and some of the idiosyncracies of the Century of Prose Corpus. The database covers English prose for the 1675-1780 period. Part A consists of 20 major authors; part B contains 100 secondary authors. Selections vary in length and allow scholars to search for comparisons and inconsistencies. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Educational Technology, English Literature
Dyson, Anne Haas – 1983
The product of a study documenting the classroom writing behavior of three kindergarten and three second grade students, this research report focuses on the kindergarten data. Following an introductory chapter describing the theoretical assumptions underlying the project, the research questions posed, and the provisions made to insure reliable and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Communication, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cognitive Development

Irizarry, Estelle – Computers and the Humanities, 1995
Utilizes a computer program to search for legal terminology in Concepcion Arenal's 1861 treatise "The Woman of the Future." Arenal appropriated two different types of legal discourse in her work. Discusses the problems this presented for linguistic analyses. Includes fascinating details on Arenal and her work. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Educational Change, Educational Technology

Meara, Paul, Ed. – 1986
Selected papers from the annual meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics include the following: "The Scope of Applied Linguistics" (a brief introduction by Paul Meara); "Grading and Professionalism in ELT (English Language Teaching)" (Gillian Brown); "'The Arm of the Chair Is Where You Use For To Write': Developing Strategic…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Counselor Client Relationship, English (Second Language), Family Planning