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Nekrasova, Tatiana M. – Language Learning, 2009
The purpose of the present study is to contribute to the ongoing debate about the use of lexical bundles by first (L1) and second language (L2) speakers of English. The study consists of two experiments that examined whether L1 and L2 English speakers displayed any knowledge of lexical bundles as holistic units and whether their knowledge was…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Native Speakers, English, Phrase Structure
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Suter, Richard W. – Language Learning, 1976
Describes research concerning the facilitation of pronunciation accuracy of sixty-one non-native speakers of English. The sample consisted of Arabic, Japanese, Persian, and Thai speakers. Twenty variables were considered. (Author/POP)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Research, Language Role, Learning
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Richards, Jack C. – Language Learning, 1972
Earlier version of this paper presented at the Modern Language Center, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada. (RS)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Creoles, English (Second Language), Immigrants
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Clement, Richard; And Others – Language Learning, 1994
This study applied social psychological constructs to examine the linguistic attitudes and motivations of 301 Hungarian high school students learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL). Factor and correlational analyses of the results of a survey questionnaire revealed that xenophilic, sociocultural, instrumental, and media-use reasons were most…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Classroom Environment, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Upshur, John A., Ed.; Fata, Julia, Ed. – Language Learning, 1968
The 14 conference papers and discussion transcripts in this volume were arranged to suggest both an outline of the state of the art of foreign language testing and a practical guide for test writers and users. The first two papers (T.R. Hopkins, Language Testing of North American Indians; and E.J. Briere, Testing ESL Among Navajo Children) deal…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, American Indians, Aptitude Tests, Bilingualism