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Yusifova, Aygun – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
The present paper aims to analyze the most inherent features and characteristics of household lexis in English. Special emphasis has been placed on their names of the objects used in everyday life, kitchen utensils, animal and birds. Lexical units concerning ceremonies, habits and traditions are also among the scope of the paper. Moreover, the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, Semantics, Teaching Methods
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Flowerdew, Lynne – Language Teaching, 2015
This plenary paper showcases current corpus-based research on written academic English, illustrating the tight links that exist between corpus research and pedagogic applications. I first explicate Sinclair's concept of the "lexical approach", which underpins much corpus research and pedagogy. I then discuss studies which focus on…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Mancilla, Rae L.; Polat, Nihat; Akcay, Ahmet O. – Applied Linguistics, 2017
This manuscript reports on a corpus-based comparison of native and nonnative graduate students' language production in an asynchronous learning environment. Using 486 discussion board postings from a five-year period (2009-2013), we analyzed the extent to which native and nonnative university students' writing differed in 10 measures of syntactic…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Written Language
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Piper, D. – Journal of Education for Teaching, 1988
The structural linguistic approach for teaching language awareness to student teachers is compared to the semiotic approach, which explores signs and symbols rather than morphemes and phonemes. Advantages of the semiotic approach include its simple introduction and use and its exclusive focus on communication rather than disembodied linguistic…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Language Styles, Linguistic Theory
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Kong, Kenneth – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2009
Self-study is playing an increasingly important role in the learning and instruction of many subjects, including second and foreign languages. With the rapid development of the internet, language websites for self-study are flourishing. While the language of print-based teaching materials has received some attention, the linguistic and…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Online Courses, Information Sources
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Coll, Cesar; Engel, Anna; Bustos, Alfonso – European Journal of Education, 2009
The rapid spread of learning networks based on asynchronous written communication--Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALNs)--makes it crucial to assess the possibilities offered by these new environments to facilitate and promote learning processes and learning outcomes. Our interest in this area is specifically directed towards the study of…
Descriptors: Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Learning Processes, Profiles, Content Analysis
Horrakh, Livio – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1988
Describes a three-phase approach to teaching translation: (1) decoding the "macro" (beyond sentence level) and the "micro" (sentence or phrase level) elements of the passage; (2) coordinating the elements of the original language text with the target language text; and (3) producing the text in the target language. (CFM)
Descriptors: Language Processing, Second Language Instruction, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Teaching Methods
Strain, Jeris E. – 1986
A symposium of language learning specialists reviewing C.C. Fries' Oral Approach to English language instruction developed and used at the English Language Institute of the University of Michigan is summarized. The thesis of the symposium was that the basic Oral Approach concepts had and continue to have a profound and far-reaching, though largely…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis
Lattey, Elsa – IRAL, 1986
Outlines a pragmatic categorization of English and German phraseological idioms and shows how this scheme can be implemented in the foreign language classroom. The categories include (1) Individual and the World, (2) Focus on the World, (3) Interaction/Interrelationship of Individuals, and (4) Focus on the Individual. Each category is subdivided…
Descriptors: Classification, English (Second Language), German, Idioms
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Schaeffer, Reiner H. – Foreign Language Annals, 1981
Describes study developed to measure the effects of structural versus grammar practice using the computer as the practice medium. Data supports contention that retention is a function of the meaningfulness of one's learning experience. Suggests the computer has great potential as practice medium in second language acquisition process. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Research, German, Second Language Instruction
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Koprowski, Mark – ELT Journal, 2005
Over the past decade, lexical theory, corpus statistics, and psycholinguistic research have pointed to the pedagogical value of lexical phrases. In response, commercial publishers have been quick to import these insights into their materials in a bid to accommodate consumers and to profit from the "lexical chunk" phenomenon. Contemporary British…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Phrase Structure, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Textbooks
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Ishida, Midori – Language Learning, 2004
The present study investigated the effects of intensive recasting on second language learners' use of the Japanese aspectual form -te i-(ru) using a time-series design. Four college classroom learners participated in 8 conversational sessions, with the researcher providing recasts during the middle 4 sessions, and 2 of the learners also…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Grammar, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Japanese
Miciano, Remedios Z. – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2004
Two classes in Developmental Reading were trained in question-formulation and were then required to ask any number and type of questions based on four texts. Three inter-raters coded the questions for their content and form. The results of the study showed the dominance of recognition or retrieval questions, suggesting the students' proficiency in…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Christensen, Torkil – Speech Education, 1985
The approach used to teach English in Japanese high schools is evaluated from the perspective of the skills needed for the university entrance examinations. The tests are examined for item type and for the skills and learning processes needed to answer them. An extensive graded reading program is most appropriate to prepare students for these…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grammar