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Qu'est-ce que les langues de specialite ont de si special? (What Is So Special about Languages for Special Purposes?). Melanges pedagogiques.

Harding, E. – 1978

This is an investigation of the notion of language for special purposes and a discussion of the topic from the point of view of reading comprehension and its pedagogical implications. The meanings, connotations, and inadequacies of the terms "langue de specialite" and "Language for special purposes" are discussed. A distinction is made between…

Descriptors: French, Higher Education, Language Instruction, Language Processing

Learning Behaviors of Successful Adult Students on Intensive Language Training.

Wesche, Marjorie B. – 1977

The study described here sought to identify and define "learning behaviors" characteristic of those adult students who were highly successful in acquiring listening and speaking fluency in French in an intensive language training program. Data were collected from behavioral observation of students in the classroom, in-depth interviews with them,…

Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Class Activities, French