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Leeser, Michael; DeMil, Andrew – Hispania, 2013
In this article, we examine whether the effectiveness of processing instruction (PI) is limited to forms targeted in the instructional treatment (primary effects) or whether it also extends to other forms (transfer-of-training effects). L2 Spanish learners (N = 123) received either PI or traditional instruction (TI) targeting third-person…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Language Processing, Spanish, Teaching Methods
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Quirk, Ronald J. – Hispania, 2002
Discusses an easily-learned pair of mnemonic devices that have universal applicability for the position of object pronouns in Spanish sentences. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Pronouns, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Sentence Structure
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Brewer, William Benjamin – Hispania, 1987
Discusses the subtle changes of meaning evoked by different sentence positions of "hace"-clauses. Analyzes the semantics of "hace" + TIME sentences which are the equivalent of English "ago." A presentation suitable for the beginning learner, using "since" + TIME as the English translation of the "hace"-clause followed by "que" is suggested.…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Instructional Innovation, Phonology, Second Language Instruction