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Download full textCai, Hansong; Cai, Luna Jing – Online Submission, 2015
This research investigates cross-linguistic influence in the comprehension of L3 French past tense. A close examination was made on the L1 (Chinese) and L2 (English) transfer patterns among 20 English majors in their early acquisition of L3 French passé compose (PC). Data were collected through introspective think-aloud protocol in a comprehension…
Descriptors: Language Role, Second Language Learning, Native Language, Chinese
Peer reviewedLabrie, Normand; Quell, Carsten – World Englishes, 1997
Data on foreign language learning and conversational usage from 12 European Union member states (n=13,029) indicate language learning has increased considerably in 40 years. Of the most commonly learned languages (English, French, German), English has gained most, suggesting emergence as a lingua franca. One analysis gauged the probability that a…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, English, Foreign Countries
Mitchell, Rosamond; And Others – 1994
The report summarizes a British research project, part of a larger initiative on educational quality, concerning the extent of secondary students' knowledge about the nature of language, native and foreign, alongside development of practical language skills. The main study was an empirical investigation of the teaching of English and foreign…
Descriptors: Educational Change, English, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level
