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Direct linkZvirzdin, Jamie – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023
In "Subatomic Writing," Johns Hopkins University instructor Jamie Zvirzdin goes bravely into uncharted territory by offering a totally new kind of guide for writing about science--from the subatomic level up! "Subatomic Writing" teaches readers that the building blocks of language are like particles in physics. These particles,…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Science Education, Language Usage, Acoustics
Download full textHartford Univ., West Hartford, CT. Coll. of Education.
The dialect of English as spoken by native Puerto Rican Spanish speakers is estensively influenced by interference from the speakers' native language. Since exposure to a language affects one's ability to use it, the speaker's position might affect his access to English and/or his willingness to speak it, and, therefore, his proficiency in it. It…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Language Patterns, Language Usage
Peer reviewedHull, Glynda; And Others – Computers and the Humanities, 1987
Examines the use of computers for error detection in natural language texts. Focuses on a computer program designed to teach students to edit their papers for errors using pattern matching in error detection. Describes a "pedagogy for editing" and speculates on ways to improve computer detection of errors in natural language texts. (AEM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Editing, Educational Technology
Paulston, Christina Bratt; Bruder, Mary Newton – 1975
This book is meant to serve as a guide to more efficient language teaching. Although it is based on theories both from standard audiolingual theory and cognitive-code learning, the basic objectives remain those of the audiolingual approach. The book focusses on the teaching of grammar and on the most efficient way to use drills in the classroom in…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Communicative Competence (Languages), Form Classes (Languages), Grammar
De Avila, Edward A.; Duncan, Sharon E. – 1977
Language Assessment Scales, LAS I, are designed for children in grades K-5. LAS I accommodates ethnic and linguistic differences and provides direct language activities taken from the popular culture of both English- and Spanish-speaking peoples. LAS I consists of two independent tests, one in English and the other in Spanish, presented largely on…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Child Language
Duncan, Sharon E.; De Avila, Edward A. – 1978
Language Assessment Scales, Level 2 (LAS II) are used to assess the linguistic proficiency of limited-English-speaking or non-English-speaking adolescents. LAS II, like its predecessor, LAS I, provides a picture of oral linguistic proficiency based on a student's performance across four linguistic subsystems: phonemic, lexical, syntactic and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism
