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Canagarajah, Suresh – Modern Language Journal, 2018
Applied linguists have been exploring approaches to second language acquisition and competence that move beyond a prioritization of cognition and grammar that was derived from the foundational structuralist legacy in linguistics. Recently, for example, they have collaborated in putting together an integrated alternative model (Douglas Fir Group,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Language Proficiency, Academic Discourse, Applied Linguistics
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Zheng, Xuan – Modern Language Journal, 2017
The article aims to expand the scope of research on international teaching assistants (ITAs) by foregrounding identities as pedagogical resources. Employing an ethnographic multiple case study approach, the study examined the experiences of 2 English department ITAs in learning to teach College Composition classes at a public university in the…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Ethnicity, Self Concept, Foreign Students
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Walmsley, John B. – Modern Language Journal, 1984
Relates the central ideas of Wilhelm Vietor to their historical context, since he was the dominant figure of his time, in the history of applied linguistics. Author shows how Vietor's reforms of foreign language teaching found acceptance in subsequent language teaching, particularly in Germany. (SL)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Grammar, Linguistic Competence, Linguistic Performance
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Garrett, Nina – Modern Language Journal, 1986
This article (1) discusses the relationship between grammatical and communicative competence; (2) examines aspects of grammar theory; (3) discusses pedagogical problems inherent in traditional notions of grammar; and (4) summarizes the pedagogical and research implications of a new perspective on the role of grammar in foreign language…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Grammar Translation Method, Interlanguage, Language Processing
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Oller, John W., Jr. – Modern Language Journal, 1970
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Deep Structure, Language Instruction, Language Research