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Andrews, Ilse – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1980
An attempt to refute the opinion that true bilingualism is acquired only in early childhood. The discussion arises from experience with bilingual adults. The results of the study lead to recommendations on the production of materials for the teaching of foreign languages. (Author/AMH)
Descriptors: Adults, Applied Linguistics, Bilingualism, Language Acquisition
What Does r=0.87 Correlate with? Remarks on N. Ferguson's Inquiry into the Predictability of Listening Comprehension Skills.
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Preibusch, Wolfgang – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1980
Discusses the theoretical foundation for Ferguson's correlation between speed in detecting syntactic errors in written English and acquisition of the listening comprehension skill. A detailed analysis of Ferguson's procedure is given along with references to other pertinent literature. The original conclusions are questioned. (AMH)
Descriptors: Language Processing, Language Research, Learning Theories, Listening Comprehension
A Contribution to the Discussion about the Relationship between Second Language Acquisition Research and Foreign Language Teaching and Learning.
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Konigs, Frank G.; Hopkins, Edwin A. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1986
Discusses the differing points of view of foreign language teaching research and second language acquisition research. The article shows that second language acquisition research works with linguistic data as a product of output, while foreign language teaching research, in addition, tries to interpret classroom data by taking into account the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classroom Research, Dialogs (Language), Language Processing
Implications of Error Analysis for Second/Foreign Language Acquisition.
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Ghadessy, Mohsen – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1980
Discusses the results of an error analysis of 100 English compositions written by university students in Iran. It is suggested that mistakes are not primarily due to interference from the native language, but to developmental errors, similar to errors made in first language acquisition. (Author/AMH)
Descriptors: Adults, Contrastive Linguistics, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns