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Barrett, Martyn; Byram, Michael – Intercultural Communication Education, 2020
In a recent paper, Simpson and Dervin (2019a) offer a radical critique of the Council of Europe's "Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture" (RFCDC). However, Simpson and Dervin's paper contains numerous factual errors, interpretative errors and category errors in its description of the RFCDC. We identify 12 such errors…
Descriptors: Criticism, Guidelines, Error Patterns, Misconceptions
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Comer, William J. – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2014
This descriptive study examines when and how students use Russian-English dictionaries while reading informational texts in Russian and what success they have with word lookup. The study uses introspective verbal protocols (i.e., think-alouds) to follow how readers construct meaning from two texts while reading them for a limited time first…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Russian, English, Second Language Programs
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White, Arden – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1987
Searched article, book, and dissertation entries in reference lists in one volume year for two counseling journals, for accuracy. Found 44.9 percent of the verified references contained at least one error. Some errors could be explained as typographical. Concludes that with reference list preparation, writers in the counseling field seem to be…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Counseling, Error Patterns, Evaluation Methods
Newbrook, Mark – Hongkong Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching, 1989
A discussion of guides to English usage intended for Hong Kong speakers of English as a Second Language offers general comments on such guides, often written in Chinese and less commonly written in English, and more specific comments on one guide, written in English. The latter guide was analyzed for errors and misleading information. A large…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Patterns, Foreign Countries, Grammar
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Parker-Gibson, Necia – College Teaching, 1995
To help college teachers assist students in approaching reference materials to obtain citations, basic points that students should identify within citations are specified, and useful classroom techniques and materials are suggested. Common errors in search strategies are also noted. Some suggestions are made for selection of indexes for searching.…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Citation Analysis, Citations (References), College Instruction
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Hunt, Alan – Kansai Gadai University Journal of Inquiry and Research, 1997
A discussion of dictionaries and their use for second language (L2) learning suggests that lack of computerized modern language corpora can adversely affect bilingual dictionaries, commonly used by L2 learners, and shows how use of such corpora has benefitted two contemporary monolingual L2 learner dictionaries (1995 editions of the Longman…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Definitions, Dictionaries