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Developing L2 Pragmatics
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Bardovi-Harlig, Kathleen – Language Learning, 2013
This article positions research on the acquisition of pragmatics as an inquiry in the greater field of second language acquisition research. Viewing pragmatics from this intersection, I consider five areas of research that are of interest in both fields and have the potential to make significant contributions to second language pragmatics…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Language Research, Grammar
The Vocabulary-Learning Strategies of Foreign-Language Students.
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Lawson, Michael J.; Hodben, Donald – Language Learning, 1996
Examines the behavior of university students of Italian in Australia as they study the meanings of new Italian words. Repetition of the new words and their meanings was the primary learning strategy employed. Results indicate a need to distinguish between the use of context for "generation" of a new word and the use of context for…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, College Students, Data Analysis, Foreign Countries
The Influence of First Language Lexicalization on Second Language Lexical Inferencing: A Study of Farsi-Speaking Learners of English as a Foreign Language
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Paribakht, T. Sima – Language Learning, 2005
This article reports on an introspective study that examined the relationship between first language L1; Farsi lexicalization of the concepts represented by the second language L2; English target words and learners' inferencing behavior while reading English texts. Participants were 20 Farsi-speaking university students of English as a foreign…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, Foreign Countries
The Effect of Language Background on "Foreign" Language Test Performance: The Case of Chinese, Italian, and Modern Greek.
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Elder, Catherine – Language Learning, 1996
Considers the validity of applying common assessment instruments and scales to assess the language skills of Australian school-age language learners from different first-language backgrounds. Findings reveal a strong relationship between home exposure to the language and the level of performance on the listening and reading components of the…
Descriptors: Chinese, Cultural Influences, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries