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Derbal, Mongi; Tamine, Jean-Pierre – Francais dans le Monde, 1984
As a result of learning French in a situation in which only speech skills are necessary and reading and writing skills are not, Tunisians produce fixed, economical, and valid usage that is incorrect or unacceptable in relation to the norm. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Foreign Countries, French, Grammatical Acceptability
Donovan, L. G. – Selecta, 1985
The Natural Approach to second language instruction has theoretical flaws and tends to reverse teaching methods that have been used successfully for many years. The approach exaggerates the presumed failure of previous language programs and ignores some important characteristics of children's language learning processes. It assumes that explicit…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Children, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis
Piper, Alison – 2000
The linguistic behavior of individuals and people in the official literature on lifelong learning (LL) was examined and interpreted in light of the theories of individualization in late modern culture and society, particularly the theories of Ulrich Beck and Anthony Giddens. The analysis was performed to shed light on that literature's ideological…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis