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Lakshmanan, Usha; Selinker, Larry – Second Language Research, 2001
Addresses the issue of how we know what learners know based on evidence from second language (L2) learners' spontaneous speech samples gathered longitudinally. Examines some of the problems involved in the analysis of spontaneous speech, with focus on second language studies within the generative framework. Considers the effects of the comparative…
Descriptors: Generative Grammar, Interlanguage, Language Research, Longitudinal Studies
Ben-Barka, Alba C. – 1981
A study investigated some theoretical bases of two language-learning approaches, the audiolingual method and transformational grammar. Additionally, the study looked at the concept of language socialization and some anthropological concepts as they pertain to the teaching of English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). A brief historical and…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Strategies