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Jagtman, Margriet; Bongaerts, Theo – Second Language Research, 1994
Discusses the design and use of the Computer Model for Language Acquisition (COMOLA), a computer program designed to analyze syntactic development in second-language learners by examining their oral utterances. Also compares COMOLA to the recently developed Computer-Aides Linguistic Analysis (COALA) program. (MDM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education, Discourse Analysis

Selinker, Larry; Douglas, Dan – Second Language Research, 1989
Suggests a methodology for studying second language acquisition that is concerned with gaining insight into the use, development, and possible fossilization of interlanguage in important real-life situations. Specific interest is focused on the understanding ability of the non-native speaker to use English in discussing a technical field. (65…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography, Graduate Students