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The Role of Language for Thinking and Task Selection in EFL Learners' Oral Collocational Production
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Wang, Hung-Chun; Shih, Su-Chin – Foreign Language Annals, 2011
This study investigated how English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' types of language for thinking and types of oral elicitation tasks influence their lexical collocational errors in speech. Data were collected from 42 English majors in Taiwan using two instruments: (1) 3 oral elicitation tasks and (2) an inner speech questionnaire. The…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Error Patterns, Language Role, Foreign Countries
Concrete Poetry in the Beginning Foreign Language Class
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Rollinson, Joyce C. – Foreign Language Annals, 1972
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Cognitive Processes, Grammar, Imagery
The Enhancement of Figural Creativity through Second Language Learning at the Elementary School Level
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Landry, Richard G. – Foreign Language Annals, 1973
Examines the hypothesis that second language learning at the elementary school level results in an increased development of the potential creativity of children. (RL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Divergent Thinking, FLES
Language Learning and Its Impact on the Brain: Connecting Language Learning with the Mind through Content-Based Instruction
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Kennedy, Teresa J. – Foreign Language Annals, 2006
Cognitive sciences are discovering many things that educators have always intuitively known about language learning. However, the important point is actively using this new information to improve both students learning and current teaching practices. The implications of neuroscience for educational reform regarding second language (L2) learning…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Neurology, Educational Change, Language Teachers
The Associational Method in Language Learning.
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Schmelzer, Henry – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
Presents a method which draws upon students' imagination, creativity, and associative abilities and engages them in the language learning process. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Associative Learning, Cognitive Processes, Language Instruction
Miscue Analysis: A New Tool for Diagnosing Oral Reading Proficiency in Foreign Languages
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Allen, Edward D. – Foreign Language Annals, 1976
The miscues of thirty randomly chosen third-year French students in four high schools were examined and analyzed to discover the strategies they used. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, French, Language Instruction, Miscue Analysis
Learning to See in the Foreign Language Class
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Loew, Helene Z. – Foreign Language Annals, 1977
The inquiry teaching or discovery approach to learning is discussed. An object lesson is outlined using a cultural artifact as the subject of analysis. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cultural Awareness, Discovery Learning, Educational Objectives
The Cognitive Method and Error Analysis.
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Ludwig, Jeannette M. – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
The cognitive approach to foreign language teaching is discussed, and practical guidelines for classroom application of error analysis are presented. The cognitive approach seeks to develop a competence approximating that of native speakers without explicit reference to previously memorized material. (SW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Secondary Education, Error Analysis (Language)
Language Learning Strategies and English Proficiency in Korean University Students.
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Park, Gi-Pyo – Foreign Language Annals, 1997
Investigated the relationship between language learning strategies and second language proficiency for Korean students of English as a Second Language. Findings indicate that the relationship between strategies and proficiency was linear; strategies were significantly correlated with test scores; and cognitive and social strategies were more…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Correlation, English (Second Language)
Crap Detecting: An Approach to Developing Critical Reading and Thinking Skills in the Foreign Language Curriculum.
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Sacco, Steven J. – Foreign Language Annals, 1987
Presents a three-part approach for developing critical reading and critical thinking skills in the foreign language curriculum. This approach seeks to (1) establish a conducive environment for critical thought; (2) sharpen students' critical eye through extensive analytical reading; and (3) sensitize students to language and language use.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Creative Teaching
Another Foreign Language Skill: Analyzing Photographs.
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Scanlan, Timothy M. – Foreign Language Annals, 1980
A technique using verbal analysis of photographs for the controlled syntactic manipulation of material suggested by the picture is described. This activity develops thinking skills, language skills, and cultural awareness. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness