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Walter, Daniel R. – Multilingual Matters, 2023
This book applies a psycholinguistic perspective to instructed second language acquisition, seeking to bridge the gap between second language acquisition research and language teaching practices. It challenges the traditional divide between conscious and unconscious processes, or explicit and implicit learning, and re-envisions this as a continuum…
Descriptors: Psycholinguistics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Behrens, Susan J. – Multilingual Matters, 2018
It is clear that a proper understanding of what academic English is and how to use it is crucial for success in college, and yet students face multiple obstacles in acquiring this new 'code', not least that their professors often cannot agree among themselves on a definition and a set of rules. "Understanding Language Use in the…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Classroom Communication, Instructional Materials, Web Sites

von Raffler-Engel, Walburga – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1980
Discusses the importance of the nonverbal component in second language learning, and describes research on the role of kinesics in language. (AM)
Descriptors: Body Language, Language Instruction, Language Research, Nonverbal Communication

McDonough, Sharon K. – Clearing House, 2001
Focuses on foreign language research on learner strategies. Outlines the different types of strategies used by foreign language learners, and discusses ways to assess students' strategy use. (SR)
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Language Research, Metacognition, Second Language Learning

Resnick, Melvyn C. – Hispania, 1984
Problems encountered in attempting to teach the Spanish verb system can be traced to misconceptions arising from the inadequate or misleading names of many of the tenses. The nature of descriptive terminology is the level at which the problem of nomenclature is treated in this study. (SL)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Research, Morphology (Languages), Second Language Learning
Arendt, Manfred – Neusprachliche Mitteilungen, 1979
Using as examples two skills (semanticizing vocabulary and building first-phase exercises), presents a procedure for the practical training of foreign language teachers, based on the findings of empirical research. Describes five "observer's forms" and their use. Discusses the possibility of combining this form of skill training with systematic…
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Language Research, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning

Champion, James J. – Hispania, 1979
Discusses the teaching of derivatives of irregular Spanish verbs in order to reinforce irregular patterns and increase the students' active vocabularies. (NCR)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Grammar, Language Instruction, Language Research

Willerman, Benne; Melvin, Bernice – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Discusses various experiments involving the teaching of vocabulary through the use of mnemonics, and describes an experiment which sought to test the effectiveness of the mnemonic method in acquiring writing skills in the foreign vocabulary. (AM)
Descriptors: Experiments, French, Language Instruction, Language Research
Staton, Jana – 1983
Dialogue journals are discussed as a valuable component in developing writing and reading competence in both first and second language classes. A simple way for students to carry on a private written conversation with their teachers, journals may be written in daily or weekly for the entire year or course. Both student and teacher agree to write…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Deafness, English (Second Language), Language Research

Swain, Merrill – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1993
Some views on and implications of "the output hypothesis," which proposes that the process of producing written or spoken language results in language acquisition/learning, for immersion pedagogy and second-language learning are discussed. The role of collaborative learning is considered. (Contains 14 references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immersion Programs, Language Processing, Language Research

Williams, Sarah – Perspectives: Studies in Translatology, 1994
Considers the relationship between the native language of interpreters and the second language acquired by them after childhood. Discusses differences between first- and second-language acquisition, storage, and usage. Indicates areas of second-language acquisition research calling for additional research. (HB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interpreters, Interpretive Skills, Language Research
Cummins, Jim – 1981
This handbook provides an introduction to research findings related to bilingualism in minority-language children, and describes the implications of these findings for issues of current concern in Canadian education. Bilingualism is defined as the production and/or comprehension of two languages by the same individual. The phrase…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Child Language, Children
Lennon, Paul – IRAL, 1998
Examines the nature and structure of idioms and idiomatic language and offers suggestions for teaching them. Topics addressed include the relationship between idioms and erroneous language, idioms' appropriateness in context, proverbs, and metaphors. Some exercises are included. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discourse Analysis, Figurative Language, Idioms
Rieger, Caroline L. – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2003
This paper presents empirical results from an analysis of English and German conversational fillers produced by bilinguals. They reveal that even accomplished bilinguals do not display an overall native-like realization of conversational fillers in their second language (L2). Along with the findings of L2 studies showing that the comprehension and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, German, Bilingualism
Selinker, Larry; Gass, Susan – 1985
This workbook with teacher's guide provides "hand-ons" experience for second language (L2) acquisition researchers in analyzing second language data. The sample data is organized into language categories including morphology, lexicon, phonology, syntax/semantics, spoken and written discourse, foreigner talk discourse, specific purpose acquisition,…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Instructional Materials, Language Research