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Bailey, Kathleen M., Ed.; And Others – 1983
This collection of 16 papers covers theoretical issues and research on interlanguage development and second language acquisition variables. Among the specific topics addressed are: morpheme group interactions, acquisition of complex sentences in English as a second language, uniformity in interlanguage development, Spanish-English basilang,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, English (Second Language), Immersion Programs, Interlanguage
Andersen, Roger, Ed. – 1984
A collection of studies of second language acquisition in Swedish, Dutch, Spanish, French, German, and English is presented using a cross-linguistic perspective. The following topics are covered: (1) cross-linguistic first language perspectives on second language acquisition research; (2) use of typological markedness conditions in Swedish as…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Age Differences, Children, Comparative Analysis
Hancin-Bhatt, Barbara; Nagy, William – 1993
This study investigates the development of two levels of morphological knowledge that contribute to Spanish-English bilingual students' ability to recognize cognates: the ability to recognize a cognate stem within a suffixed English word, and knowledge of systematic relationships between Spanish and English suffixes (e.g., the fact that English…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bilingual Students, Difficulty Level, Elementary School Students
Croft, Kenneth, Ed. – 1980
Thirty-five articles on teaching English as a second language are presented under the following headings: (1) "Trends and Practices," (2) "The Matter of Errors," (3) "Second Language Acquisition," (4) "Speaking and Understanding," (5) "Reading and Writing," (6) "Vocabulary," (7) "Testing," and (8) "The Matter of Culture." Authors include Clifford…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adult Education, Adult Students, Affective Behavior