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Kirkwold, Lorne O. – Online Submission, 2007
The article proposes Stern's (1983) framework for classifying issues related to instruction in order to ascertain the relevance of Universal Grammar (UG) in the ESL/EFL classroom. Discussed in this article, particularly as UG pertains to them, are issues related to: (a) L1 transfer; (b) teaching rules and giving error correction versus presenting…
Descriptors: Humanities, English (Second Language), Language Universals, Second Language Instruction
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Hamilton, Robert – Second Language Research, 1998
Reports an experimental study on the acquisition of English reflexives by adult Japanese-speaking learners of English. Consonant with a review of previous studies on binding in second-language acquisition, results of the experiment yield no evidence of an interlanguage grammar that is illicit with respect to universal grammar. (Author/ER)
Descriptors: Adults, College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries