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Peer reviewedMorris, Lori – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2001
Spelling errors of 215 Grade 6 English-as-a-Second-Language learners were examined with a view to gaining an understanding of how these children construe and misconstrue the structure of their second language. It was found that unstressed grammatical function words proved particularly difficult for the learners to render in writing. They had…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Patterns, Foreign Countries, Grade 6
Peer reviewedCohen, Avraham – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1982
A study investigated the ability of socially handicapped Israeli students to determine a word's meaning from its linguistic context. The results and their implications for second language instruction are examined in light of current theories of context. (MSE)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Cultural Context, Decoding (Reading), Descriptive Linguistics
Peer reviewedLaflamme, Simon; Berger, Jacques – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1988
A study found native French-speaking and native English-speaking university students had similar writing skill levels and error patterns despite their position as language-minority or language-majority members of society. It is concluded that language competency is not necessarily linked to language difficulty or to the position of the language.…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, English, Error Patterns
