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The Acquisition of Variation in Future Time Expression by High School Student Learners of Spanish in Upstate New York
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Clarkin, Erika E. – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The present dissertation sets out to investigate the acquisition of variation in future-time expression by English speakers L2 learners of Spanish in a high school setting. I explore the variable use of the morphological future, the periphrastic future, and the present indicative to express the future time in Spanish by the participants. A total…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Grammar
The Challenges of Planning Language Objectives in Content-Based ESL Instruction
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Baecher, Laura; Farnsworth, Tim; Ediger, Anne – Language Teaching Research, 2014
The purpose of this research was to investigate the major patterns in content-based instruction (CBI) lesson plans among practicum teachers at the final stage of an MA TESOL program. One hundred and seven lesson plans were coded according to a typology developed to evaluate clarity and identify areas of potential difficulty in the design of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Educational Objectives
Hindi Heritage Language Learners' Performance during OPIs: Characteristics and Pedagogical Implications
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Ilieva, Gabriela Nik. – Heritage Language Journal, 2012
The present paper examines the oral performance of Hindi language learners during practice Oral Proficiency Interviews (OPI) conducted during workshops hosted by New York University and sponsored by STARTALK. The most salient characteristics of the heritage language learners' output are compared with the output of foreign language learners who are…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Indo European Languages, Second Language Learning, Oral Language