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The Acquisition of Sociolinguistic Variation by Learners of Spanish in a Study Abroad Context
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Salgado-Robles, Francisco – ProQuest LLC, 2011
It is generally believed that study abroad (SA) is the most efficient and successful way to acquire proficiency in a second language (L2). SA is a crucial component of students' second language acquisition (SLA) process, for it puts them in situations in which they can use the language on a daily basis and interact with native speakers. More than…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Language Variation, Native Speakers, Second Language Learning
Teaching and Learning with Different Scripts: Cross-Cultural Conflict in a Chinese Late Immersion Classroom.
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de Courcy, Michele – Language and Education, 1997
Reports results of a study conducted with learners of Chinese who were involved in a late immersion program in a graduate school of education in Australia. The aim of the project was to explore the depths of learners' experiences of learning Chinese in an immersion setting. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Chinese, Classroom Environment, Cultural Differences, Educational Policy
Language, Culture and Cognition: A Collection of Studies in First and Second Language Acquisition. Multilingual Matters 69.
Malave, Lilliam M., Ed.; Duquette, Georges, Ed. – 1991
Papers on language processing, culture, and language learning and teaching include: "A Theory of Intelligence as Semiosis: With a Couple of Comments on Interlanguage Development" (John W. Oller, Jr.); "Along the Way: Interlanguage Systems in Second Language Acquisition" (Larry Selinker); "Strategy and Tactics in Second Language Acquisition"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingualism, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes