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Divita, David – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2014
In socio- and applied linguistic research, age tends to be accounted for as fixed, biographical information, and individuals in later life have rarely been considered more than marginally. In this paper, I attempt to address this oversight by presenting data from multilingual subjects over the age of 65 as they take part in a language and literacy…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Phenomenology
Bernicot, J. – 1989
A study designed to examine the variation that occurs in the request production of children between the ages of 6 and 7 observed the kind of requests children make, what they request, whom they ask, and how they formulate their ideas. Twenty native French-speaking children divided into two age groups (6- and 7-year-olds) were asked to complete two…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Language, Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis
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Grandcolas, Bernadette; Soule-Susbielles, Nicole – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1986
The foreign language classroom is considered a legitimate and important arena for educational and linguistic research. Research projects developed through a French survey include: an analysis of the foreign language classroom through diary studies; and an analysis of classroom discourse of teachers and pupils. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, College Students