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Direct linkIlieva, Gabriela Nik. – Heritage Language Journal, 2012
The present paper examines the oral performance of Hindi language learners during practice Oral Proficiency Interviews (OPI) conducted during workshops hosted by New York University and sponsored by STARTALK. The most salient characteristics of the heritage language learners' output are compared with the output of foreign language learners who are…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Indo European Languages, Second Language Learning, Oral Language
Peer reviewedEadie, P. A.; Fey, M. E.; Douglas, J. M.; Parsons, C. L. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2002
A study examined grammatical morphology and sentence imitation in 9 children with specific learning impairments (SLI), 10 with Down syndrome (DS), and 10 controls matched on mean length of utterance. Children with SLI and DS performed significantly more poorly than controls on measures of tense inflections and non-tense morphemes. (Contains…
Descriptors: Children, Down Syndrome, Grammar, Language Impairments
Peer reviewedLeonard, Laurence B.; Miller Carol A.; Deevy, Patricia; Rauf, Leila; Gerber, Erika; Charest, Monique – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2002
Fourteen preschoolers with specific language impairment (SLI) and 12 younger controls were more likely to produce auxiliary "is" to describe target pictures when the preceding sentence contained auxiliary "are" than when it contained past tense. Use of "is" was least likely when the preceding sentence was nonfinite. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Impairments, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedRestrepo, Maria Adelaida; Kruth, Kirsten – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2000
These case studies describe and compare the language characteristics of two bilingual children (age 7), one with specific language impairment (SLI). Results found the child with SLI produced significantly more morphosyntactic errors and less variety of grammatical forms and sentence types in both languages, and demonstrated significant…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Case Studies, Children, Grammar
Boulanger, C. – 1972
This article deals with the issue of gaining proficiency in oral expression in a second language. A functional approach to teaching oral proficiency is outlined, an approach which focuses on the audience as a determining factor in the speaker's linguistic output. Claims in the article are based on an experiment in the teaching of oral proficiency…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Grammar
Heddesheimer, C.; Holec, H. – 1972
This article considers the issue of the application of linguistic theory and knowledge about the way language functions to second language teaching. It is suggested that this application should be carried out by taking into account educational factors, such as the intended audience, the teaching methods, and the educational objectives. The choice…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
