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Tenjoh-Okwen, Thomas – TESL Talk, 1977
A comprehensive study on error analysis was conducted to categorize problematic areas for French-speaking learners of English. "Faux amis" seemed to have been the cause of about 50 percent of the errors analyzed under lexis. Noun, adjective, and verb errors are illustrated. (SW)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), French, Language Instruction
Gayle, Grace; Froehlich, Maria – TESL Talk, 1978
A language teaching record scheme that is intended to describe second language teaching as it occurs in a variety of teaching settings without reference to global methods is presented. (Author/HP)
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, English (Second Language), French, Language Instruction
Walker, J. K.; Perry, F. A. – TESL Talk, 1978
A study was undertaken at the Canadian Forces Base Saint-Jean to determine whether sex is a significant factor in second language learning. Subjects were 200 females and 200 males, all francophone privates between 18 and 22; no significant differences between males and females as learners were found. (CFM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Females, French, Language Ability
Bialystok, Ellen; Froehlich, Maria – TESL Talk, 1978
A study was conducted to measure the extent to which three learning strategies--practicing, monitoring and inferencing--affected student performance in three grade 10 (ages 14-15) and three grade 12 (ages 16-17) classes of French as a second language. (Author/HP)
Descriptors: Achievement, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Ability, French