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Chun, Judith – Working Papers on Bilingualism, 1979
This study explores the role of the language learning situation by comparing the speech of children in an immersion program, children learning a second language in a natural setting, and native French children. Three groups of children participated in the study: (1) 39 children (Grades K, 1, 3, 5) in a French immersion program in the U.S.; (2) 13…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Environment, Error Analysis (Language)
Download full textGladstein, Jill, Ed.; Silver, Rita Elaine, Ed. – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1993
This issue of a journal designed to present works in progress by students and professors of linguistics contains the following papers: "In Praise of My Language" (Joshua A. Fishman); "How Does Social Status Affect the Sequencing Rules of Other-Introductions?" (Fred J. Chen); "The Role of Ethno-Lingual Relativity in Second…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Planning, Language Research, Language Standardization
Breathnech, Diarmaid, Ed. – Contact Bulletin, 1999
This document contains 26 issues (the entire output for the 1990s) of this publication dedicated to the study and preservation of Europe's less spoken languages. Some issues are only in French, and a number are in both French and English. Each issue has articles dealing with minority languages and groups in Europe, with a focus on those in…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Irish, Language Attitudes, Language Maintenance
Dowty, David, Ed.; And Others – Working Papers in Linguistics, 1996
Papers in various aspects of phonological research and theory include: "One-Step Raising in Gbanu" (Mary Bradshaw); "ATR Harmony in Konni" (Mike Cahill); "Prosodic Structure in SiSwati" (Rebecca Herman); "The Deletion of /w/ in Seoul Korean and Its Implications" (Hyeon-Seok Kang); "Tense, Aspect, and…
Descriptors: African Languages, Bantu Languages, Korean, Language Patterns
Schumann, John H. – Language Learning, A Journal of Research in Language Studies, 1997
This document presents a theory of how the psychology and neurobiology of stimulus appraisal influence variability in second language acquisition, and extends the notion of affect developed for second language acquisition to primary language acquisition and to cognition in general. The first chapter lays out a psychological framework that develops…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Emotional Response, Language Acquisition, Language Attitudes
Smith, Michael Sharwood – 1996
Just as learning a first language is sometimes compared to existence within the relatively sheltered world of the Garden of Eden, the process of learning a second language is viewed as analogous to survival after expulsion from the Garden into a relatively harsh world, in which the learner must come to a conscious understanding of form and meaning…
Descriptors: Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns, Interlanguage, Language Processing
Japan Association of Language Teaching Journal, 1982
This compilation of four issues of the Japan Association of Language Teachers Journal (JALT) covers the years 1982-1984. The four issues contain a total of 21 articles, as follows: "Communicative Needs in Foreign Language Learning" (Jack C. Richards); "Language Proficiency Interview Testing" (David J. Keitges);…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), English, English (Second Language)
Bunton, David, Ed.; Green, Christopher F., Ed. – Institute of Language in Education Journal, 1991
Articles contained in this special issue on language usage in Hong Kong, particularly in the context of elementary and secondary education, include: "A Comparison of English Errors Made by Hong Kong Students and Those Made by Non-Native Learners of English Internationally" (David Bunton); "Errors in Guides to English Usage for Hong…
Descriptors: Chinese, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language)
TELRI: Trans European Language Resources Infrastructure Newsletter, 1997
The first seven issues of the Trans European Language Resources Infrastructure (TELRI) newsletter, a publication of the COPERNICUS project funded by the Commission of the European Communities, date from September 1995 to October 1997. The first three issues contain articles in the origins of TELRI, its members, working groups, and events. TELRI's…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software Development, Czech, Foreign Countries
Berthoumieux, Michel; Willemsma, Adalgard – 1997
This regional dossier aims to provide concise, descriptive information and basic educational statistics about minority language education in a specific region of the European Union--the South of France. Details are provided about the features of the educational system, recent educational policies, divisions of responsibilities, main actors, legal…
Descriptors: Cultural Maintenance, Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Jan Renkema, Wim; Ytsma, Jehannes; Willemsma, Adalgard – 1997
This regional dossier aims to provide concise, descriptive information and basic educational statistics about minority language education in a specific region of the European Union--Fryslan, one of the 12 provinces of The Netherlands. Details about the features of the educational system, recent educational policies, divisions of responsibilities,…
Descriptors: Cultural Maintenance, Dutch, Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups
Tang, Gladys, Ed. – CUHK Papers in Linguistics, 1993
Papers in this issue include the following: "Code-Mixing in Hongkong Cantonese-English Bilinguals: Constraints and Processes" (Brian Chan Hok-shing); "Information on Quantifiers and Argument Structure in English Learner's Dictionaries" (Thomas Hun-tak Lee); "Systematic Variability: In Search of a Linguistic…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Chinese, Code Switching (Language), Dictionaries
Lee, Sook-Hyang, Ed.; Jun, Sun-Ah, Ed. – Working Papers in Linguistics, 1994
This collection of papers on linguistic experiments includes: "Initial Tones and Prominence in Seoul Korean" (Ken de Jong); "The Domains of Laryngeal Feature Lenition Effects in Chonnam Korean" (Sun-Ah Jun); "The Timing of Lip Rounding and Tongue Backing for /u/" Gina M. Lee); "Prosody and Intrasyllabic Timing in…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Akan, Arabic, Articulation (Speech)
Bell, Nancy, Ed.; Evans, Bruce, Ed.; Wang, Shuhan C., Ed. – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1997
Four papers on linguistic theory and language research include: "Language Policy, Language Education, and Language Rights: Indigenous, Immigrant, and International Perspectives" (Nancy H. Hornberger), a discussion of how language policy and language education serve as vehicles for promoting the vitality, versatility, and stability of…
Descriptors: Determiners (Languages), Educational Strategies, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Stuijt, Mark – 1998
This regional dossier aims to provide concise, descriptive information and basic educational statistics about minority language education in a specific region of the European Union--the southwestern part of France, also known as the North Basque country. Details are provided about the features of the educational system, recent educational…
Descriptors: Basque, Cultural Maintenance, Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups
