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Peer reviewedMacLean, Margaret; d'Anglejan, Alison – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1986
Reports a study which investigated the use of rational cloze procedure in conjunction with retrospection or introspection assessment techniques to examine how individuals understand text in both first and second languages, especially the use of contextual constraints. (MSE)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis, English, French
Peer reviewedWeinberg, Alysse – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2001
Describes computer-based placement tests developed at the second language institute at the University of Ottawa, Canada using Ficelle. Students in the French as a second language program were tested using either the computer-based test or a pencil-and-paper test. Statistical analysis indicated no significant differences between the two test…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, French
Direct linkLaufer, Batia – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2006
The study compares the effectiveness of Focus on Form (FonF) and Focus on FormS (FonFs) approaches in learning new L2 words by 158 high-school learners of English as L2. In phase 1 of the study, the FonF group read a text containing the target words, discussed it in small groups, and answered comprehension questions. The FonFs group studied the…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Vocabulary Development, Grammar, Comparative Analysis
