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Cohen, Andrew D. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2016
The paper focuses on how nonnative teachers of a target language (NNTs) deal with pragmatics in their classes. It starts with a discussion of what pragmatics entails. Next, issues relating to the teaching of pragmatics are identified, such as the language background of the teacher, comparisons between second- (L2) and foreign-language (FL)…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Cohen, Andrew D. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2015
This paper first considers what it means to become truly proficient in a language other than the native one. It then looks briefly at the evolution of dual language programs. Next, it focuses on the issue of whether the first language (L1) or the second language (L2) serves as the language of mediation. Other dual language program issues are then…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning, Bilingual Education Programs, Language Proficiency
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Jiang, Xiaoli; Cohen, Andrew D. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2012
This article critically reviews strategy research on learning Chinese both as a second and foreign language. Through a careful examination of major data bases in both the Chinese and English languages, the article summarizes research in the field and the principal research methods used in the studies reviewed. Moreover, key limitations in research…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Chinese, Second Language Learning, English