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Peer reviewedOdlin, Terence M. – TESOL Quarterly, 1978
This article summarizes a study (Odlin 1978) using variable rules analyses to describe the contraction patterns of six Mexican students of English as a second language. (CFM)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, College Students, English (Second Language), Grammar
Peer reviewedKrashen, Stephen D. – TESOL Quarterly, 1976
Evidence is presented to support the hypothesis that informal and formal environments contribute to different aspects of second language competence, the former affecting acquired competence and the latter affecting learned competence. Data is presented that suggests that the classroom can be used simultaneously as a formal and informal linguistic…
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Instruction, Language Research, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedRivers, Wilga M. – TESOL Quarterly, 1973
Paper prepared under contract with the Defense Language Institute, English Language Branch, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and presented to the staff and faculty of the Institute in May 1972. (RS)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedRoss, Janet – TESOL Quarterly, 1976
It is asserted that many errors in a foreign language result not merely from inaccurately learned grammatical items or structures but also from failure to understand the meaning distinctions indicated in the grammar of the new language. Implications for language teaching are discussed. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Error Patterns, Grammar, Interference (Language)
Peer reviewedRoss, Janet – TESOL Quarterly, 1972
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Behavior Theories, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language)
