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Mollering, Martina; Nunan, David – Applied Language Learning, 1995
Argues that mastery of modal particles is important for interpersonal aspects of language development. The article outlines the difficulty of learning and teaching German modal particles with regard to the theoretical explication. The study shows how a teaching program improved initially poor comprehension and production skills in the area of…
Descriptors: College Students, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, German
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Viney, Judy; Kennett, Belinda – Babel: Australia, 1995
Describes a study in which Australian high school learners of Japanese were given the opportunity to practice their communicative skills with native speakers. Students' performances were analyzed before and after a brief period of introspection. Results indicate that learners made few gains in terms of their own output although there was an…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools
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Martin, Anne L. – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1994
Discusses the attitudes of students concerning the benefit of Year 12 foreign language courses to the development of their oral and aural proficiency in the target language, i.e., French. While most students felt that their ability to speak and understand spoken French had improved as a result of the course, some expressed dissatisfaction with…
Descriptors: College Students, Course Content, Foreign Countries, French
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Nixon, Ursula – Prospect, 1996
Reports the analysis of entries in journals kept by Vietnamese teachers enrolled in teacher education programs for teaching English to speakers of other languages in Australia. Notes ways in which overseas students can be given support by those responsible for teaching English as a foreign language. (Six references) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for…
Descriptors: Culture Conflict, Educational Environment, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries