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Download full textOlshtain, Elite; Cohen, Andrew – TESL Canada Journal, 1990
Pre- and posttraining measurement of adult English-as-a-Second-Language learners' (N=18) apology speech act behavior found no clear-cut quantitative improvement after training, although there was an obvious qualitative approximation of native-like speech act behavior in terms of types of intensification and downgrading, choice of strategy, and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, English (Second Language), Instructional Effectiveness, Language Enrichment
Peer reviewedLennon, Paul – Language Learning, 1989
Describes an introspective study of four advanced learners of German under conditions of initial extensive exposure to the second language community. It is suggested that introspective techniques can profitably be employed with the advanced learner. (49 references) (CB)
Descriptors: Advanced Students, English (Second Language), German, Higher Education
