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Ethnic Attitudes and the Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language
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Teitelbaum, Herta; And Others – Language Learning, 1975
A study was conducted among college students of Spanish to determine whether certain linguistic and ethnic attitudes can predict proficiency in Spanish as a second language. Attitudinal data did not predict second language proficiency, but evidence suggested that a positive orientation toward the Chicano community was not necessary for the…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, College Students, Language Attitudes, Learning Motivation
Motivation to Learn and Language Proficiency
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Lukmani, Yasmeen M. – Language Learning, 1972
Descriptors: English (Second Language), High School Students, Language Proficiency, Language Research
Goofing: An Indicator of Children's Second Language Learning Strategies
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Dulay, Heidi C.; Burt, Marina K. – Language Learning, 1972
Revised and abridged version of You Can't Learn without Goofing (An Analysis of Children's Second Language Errors')'' to appear in Jack Richards (ed.), Error Analysis -- Perspectives in Second Language Acquisition,'' (Longmans). A goof'' is a productive error made during the language learning process. (RS)
Descriptors: Child Language, Contrastive Linguistics, Error Patterns, Interference (Language)
Communication Strategies in a Second Language: Definitions and Taxonomies. Review Article.
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Dornyei, Zoltan; Scott, Mary Lee – Language Learning, 1997
Examines trends in second language (L2) communication strategy (CS) research. A comprehensive review is included of the relevant literature from the last two decades, with particular reference to the different ways in which CSs have been defined and to the corresponding influences on the organization of strategy taxonomies. (92 references)…
Descriptors: Classification, Communicative Competence (Languages), Concept Formation, Learning Strategies
The Culver City Spanish Immersion Program: How Does Summer Recess Affect Spanish Speaking Ability?
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Cohen, Andrew D. – Language Learning, 1974
Patterns of foreign language retention among young children who have been removed from a language contact situation for a period of time are studied. (PP)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Data Analysis, Language Learning Levels, Retention Studies
Acquisition of Base-Generated Topics by English-Speaking Learners of Chinese.
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Yuan, Boping – Language Learning, 1995
Investigated the acquisition of base-generated topics in Mandarin Chinese by British students learning Chinese. The hypothesis is not confirmed that it would not be difficult for English speakers to acquire the base-generated topic in Chinese because in the acquisition of Chinese, English-speaking learners are exposed to positive evidence of…
Descriptors: College Students, Contrastive Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Grammar
Error Analysis and English-Language Strategies of Arab Students
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Scott, Margaret Sue; Tucker, G. Richard – Language Learning, 1974
Report of a study which examined the English proficiency of 22 Arabic-speaking students enrolled in a low intermediate intensive English course at the American University of Beirut. (Author)
Descriptors: Arabs, Contrastive Linguistics, Data Analysis, English (Second Language)
A Study of Inter- and Intralingual Associations in English and German
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Reigel, Klaus F.; Zivian, Irina W. M. – Language Learning, 1972
Study supported by a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (RS)
Descriptors: Association Measures, College Students, German, Nouns
Error Gravity: A Critical Review of Research Design.
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Rifkin, Benjamin; Roberts, Felicia D. – Language Learning, 1995
Examines error gravity research design and its theoretical assumptions. Results indicate that investigators have only skimmed the surface of the process of error evaluation, which is shaped by extralinguistic factors. The article concludes that researchers should reconceptualize error gravity research and reassess earlier studies to confirm or…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Discourse Analysis, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns
Translation Recognition and Translation Production: Comparing a New and an Old Tool in the Study of Bilingualism.
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de Groot, Annette M. B.; Comijs, Hannie – Language Learning, 1995
Explores the "translation-recognition" task, using two experiments, one for adult Dutch learners of English and the second for people from the same population. Results suggest that translation recognition and translation production respond to the same manipulations, except when cognates and noncognates are focused on separately. (23…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Bilingualism, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Second Language Processing at Different Ages: Do Younger Learners Pay More Attention to Prosodic Cues or to Sentence Structure?
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Harley, Birgit; And Others – Language Learning, 1995
Investigates the relationship between age of arrival in the second-language environment and a preference for prosodic versus syntactic cues to sentence interpretation in English. The study found that older English-as-a-Second-Language learners were just as likely as the younger ones to attend to prosody rather than syntax. (43 references)…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cantonese, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis