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The Interlanguage of Advanced Learners: An Error Analysis of Graduate Students' Spanish.
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Azevedo, Milton M. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1980
Results of an error analysis of compositions by students of Spanish are reported. Advanced students are shown to still make errors in morphology, syntax, choice of prepositions, and lexical choice. Error patterns suggest utilization of variable rules in the analysis of transitional competence. (JB)
Descriptors: Error Analysis (Language), Graduate Students, Higher Education, Interlanguage
The Teaching of Technical English in the Indian Context
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Sharma, Ram S. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1978
Describes the phonology, grammar and semantics of Technical English in India. Interference from the mother tongue and from Common English is also discussed. (KM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English for Special Purposes, Error Analysis (Language), Grammar
A Contrastive Sociolinguistic Analysis of Students of German as a Foreign Language.
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Thomaneck, Jurgen K. A. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1980
Describes a study that tests whether the sociolinguistic differences observed in essays in German are a carry-over from the native Scottish English. A previous study is described which tested the hypothesis that social class influences linguistic behavior and could be a cause for errors in a foreign language. (AMH)
Descriptors: Adults, Contrastive Linguistics, English, Error Analysis (Language)