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Uno, Mariko – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The present dissertation extracted 17,291 questions from Aki, Ryo, and Tai and their mother's spontaneously produced speech data available in the CHILDES database (MacWhinney, 2000; Oshima-Takane & MacWhinney, 1998). The children's age ranged from 1;3 to 3;0. Their questions were coded for (1) yes/no questions that include a sentence-final…
Descriptors: Japanese, Language Acquisition, Linguistic Input, Parent Child Relationship
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Costa, Francesca – AILA Review, 2012
This paper seeks to provide insights into the local context of ICLHE (Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education) in Italy. Its principal aim is descriptive although it also discusses theoretical models since it seeks to establish the extent to which Focus on Form (FonF) is present in ICLHE lectures. By means of observations, recordings…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Models
Kersten, Kristin, Ed. – Online Submission, 2008
More than ever before, educational institutions are called upon to prepare young children for the demands of an increasingly globalised world and the challenges of preserving our biosphere upon which all human life depends. In order to provide them with the personal and professional foundations they need to participate in a multilingual and…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Ethnography