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Collentine, Joseph – Hispania, 2010
I provide an update on the state of the art of the research--the last one being Collentine (2003)--on the acquisition of the function of the subjunctive and mood selection, as well as the research's implications for pedagogy. The article considers what we currently know about the role of universal grammar, psycholinguistic perspectives on the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Study Abroad, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Mir, Montserrat – Hispania, 2001
Discusses a model for pragmatics instruction in the Spanish foreign language classroom. The model helps activate universal pragmatic rules for communication. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Language Universals, Models, Pragmatics, Second Language Instruction
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Silva-Corvalan, Carmen – Hispania, 1990
Examines such universal linguistic phenomena as simplification, overgeneralization, transfer, analysis, and convergence, and their corresponding theories regarding creolization, language acquisition, and language loss. A study of the Spanish verb system of Los Angeles bilinguals indicates that the continuous influx of new Spanish-speaking…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Creoles, Culture Contact, Language Research