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Download full textTatham, Susan Masland – 1969
To determine whether or not students in grades 2 and 4 comprehended materials written with patterns that appear frequently in their speech better than materials written with patterns that appear infrequently, two reading comprehension tests were devised by the investigator. Subjects were all second- and fourth-grade classrooms from two similar…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Grade 4, Language Patterns, Language Research
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of the Superintendent. – 1988
A review of literature relating to the use of Hawaiian pidgin and standard English and their relationship to school achievement was undertaken in response to concerns regarding state educational policy for language use and proficiency. The research reviewed includes pidgin and creole studies, second language acquisition research, and studies of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Creoles, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Papapavlou, Andreas N. – 1997
A survey investigated the attitudes of educated Greeks about possible modifications in the orthographic representation of written Greek. Subjects were 82 students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts program in English Language and Literature offered at the University of Cyprus. The subjects were administered a 20-item Likert-type questionnaire…
Descriptors: Classical Languages, College Students, Diachronic Linguistics, Etymology
